CHICAGO (From the FinalCall.com) - After evading justice for over three decades, former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was sentenced by a federal judge Jan. 21 to 4 1/2 years in prison for obstruction of justice and perjury.

Many victims have publicly shared harrowing stories of torture at the hands of Mr. Burge and his henchmen. Many experience recurring nightmares and live in constant fear of retaliation from members of the Chicago Police Department. Tragically, while spending time behind bars wrongfully imprisoned, many of the men lost family members and believe despite the sentencing, justice has eluded them.

“By no means is this justice,” Darrell Cannon told The Final Call. “What about all those brothers still languishing in prison? You can’t bring my mother back.”

Mr. Cannon remembers vividly the night of November 2, 1983, when he was taken by police to a remote location and a shotgun was forced into his mouth, splitting his lip. He said the offi cers beat him, simulated his execution, tried to hang him and later used an electric cattle prod to shock his genitals.