My Midnight Years: Surviving Jon Burge’s Police Torture Ring and Death Row By: Ronald Kitchen, Thai Jones, Logan McBride [Audiobook]

Author: Ronald Kitchen, Thai Jones, Logan M. McBride
Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi

Ronald Kitchen was 21, on his way to buy milk for his four-year-old, when he was picked up by the Chicago police, brutally tortured, and coerced to confess to five counts of heinous murder. He spent 22 years in prison, 13 of those on death row, labeled as a monster. Kitchen was only one of the many victims of Jon Burge and his notorious Midnight Crew that terrorized and incarcerated Black men – 118 have come forward so far – on the south side of Chicago for nearly two decades.

Not one to give up, Kitchen co-founded the Death Row 10 from his maximum security cell block. Together, these men fought to expose the grave injustices that led to their wrongful convictions. The Death Row 10 appeared on 60 Minutes II, Nightline, Oprah, and Geraldo Rivera and, with the help of lawyers and activists outside, were instrumental in turning the tide against the death penalty in Illinois. Kitchen was finally exonerated in 2013 and filed a high-profile lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department, Jon Burge, Mayor Richard Daley, and the Cook County State’s Attorney.

Kitchen’s story is outrageous and heartbreaking. Largely absent from the current social justice narratives are the testimonies of the victims themselves. Kitchen is a rare survivor who has turned his suffering into a public cause and is poised to become a powerful spokesperson. The atrocities of the Midnight Crew have been brought to light through Kitchen’s actions and are now part of the discussion as the nation engages in an unprecedented conversation about racism.

General Information
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 Title:                  My Midnight Years
 Author:                 Ronald Kitchen
 Read By:                Prentice Onayemi
 Copyright:              2018
 Audiobook Copyright:    2018
 Genre:                  Audiobook
 Publisher:              Blackstone Publishing
 Abridged:               No
Original Media Information
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 Media:                  Downloaded
 Source:                 Audible
 Condition:              New
File Information
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 Number of MP3s:         12
 Total Duration:         08:36:21
 Total MP3 Size:         238.69 MB
 Encoded At:             64 kbit/s 22050 Hz Joint Stereo
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Ronald Kitchen was 21, on his way to buy milk for his four-year-old, 
when he was picked up by the Chicago police, brutally tortured, and 
coerced to confess to five counts of heinous murder. He spent 22 years 
in prison, 13 of those on death row, labeled as a monster. Kitchen was 
only one of the many victims of Jon Burge and his notorious Midnight 
Crew that terrorized and incarcerated Black men - 118 have come forward 
so far - on the south side of Chicago for nearly two decades.
Not one to give up, Kitchen co-founded the Death Row 10 from his maximum 
security cell block. Together, these men fought to expose the grave 
injustices that led to their wrongful convictions. The Death Row 10 
appeared on 60 Minutes II, Nightline, Oprah, and Geraldo Rivera and, 
with the help of lawyers and activists outside, were instrumental in 
turning the tide against the death penalty in Illinois. Kitchen was 
finally exonerated in 2013 and filed a high-profile lawsuit against 
the Chicago Police Department, Jon Burge, Mayor Richard Daley, and the 
Cook County State's Attorney.
Kitchen's story is outrageous and heartbreaking. Largely absent from 
the current social justice narratives are the testimonies of the victims 
themselves. Kitchen is a rare survivor who has turned his suffering 
into a public cause and is poised to become a powerful spokesperson. 
The atrocities of the Midnight Crew have been brought to light through 
Kitchen's actions and are now part of the discussion as the nation engages 
in an unprecedented conversation about racism.

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