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Bond has been denied for a man who is awaiting a new trial for murder. Cortez Brown has been behind bars for almost 20 years for a 1990 double murder that he maintains he did not commit.
Brown was on death row until former Governor George Ryan gave him and others clemency.
Cortez Brown says he was tortured by Chicago Police to make a false confession for the murders. But, Friday, a judge said he cannot be free while he awaits a new trial.
Cortez Brown now goes by the name Victor Safforld. Friday, when the attorneys finished talking, Brown made a personal plea...
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