{"product_id":"the-conviction-machine-prosecutors-politicians-and-police-violence-in-chicago-9798888905920","title":"The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians, and Police Violence in Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captivating account of the most corrupt and blood-soaked chapters in Chicago law enforcement history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn December 1969, the FBI, the Chicago Police Department, and the office of States Attorney, led by rising political star Edward V. Hanrahan, conspired to assassinate Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, and then flagrantly covered up their misconduct. Thirteen years later, Jackie Wilson was tortured by the same police department and wrongfully incarcerated for thirty-six years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on unique insights from his role as a leading opposition lawyer in both cases, award-winning author Flint Taylor details the vast political corruption uncovered in the Hampton case and the twists and turns of Wilson's forty-year effort to win his freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith blistering clarity and righteous indignation, \u003cem\u003eThe Conviction Machine\u003c\/em\u003e shines a penetrating light on the sordid world of prosecutorial misconduct and police violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Flint Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888905920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor, Flint:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAs a law student, \u003cstrong\u003eFlint Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e was a founding member of the People's Law Office and has been a partner of the PLO since 1972. As a student and lawyer, he has been dedicated to litigating against police violence and racism for more than fifty-four years. Among the landmark cases that Taylor has litigated are the Fred Hampton Black Panther case; the Greensboro, North Carolina case against the KKK, Nazis and Greensboro police; and a series of cases arising from a pattern and practice of police torture and cover-up by Chicago police Commander Jon Burge, former Cook County State's Attorney and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, and numerous other law enforcement officials. He has represented, and continues to represent, many wrongfully convicted persons, including police torture victims who have spent decades in prison and on death row. He has chronicled his work and that of the People's Law Office in an award-winning historical memoir titled \u003cem\u003eThe Torture Machine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Flint Taylor \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48351881953437,"sku":"9798888905920","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_29fcacb1-3fb4-4fd2-9e7b-09270c8d5932.jpg?v=1779983492","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-conviction-machine-prosecutors-politicians-and-police-violence-in-chicago-9798888905920","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}