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Correction: Police Torture Commission story

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks with reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. A commission created by Quinn nearly two years ago to investigate claims of police torture by former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his men is quietly falling apart, an apparent victim of the state’s budget mess. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

FILE - In this May 24, 2010 file photo, former Chicago Police commander Jon Burge departs the federal building in Chicago during his trial where he is accused of lying about the long-ago torture of suspects. A commission created by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn nearly two years ago to investigate claims of police torture by former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his men is quietly falling apart, an apparent victim of the state’s budget mess. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Johnny Plummer. Plummer, now 35, was 15 when he was arrested for two murders. He’s among the dozens of current inmates — most of them black — who claim they were beaten or tortured by Chicago police until they confessed to crimes they didn't commit. A commission created by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn nearly two years ago to investigate claims of police torture by former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his men is quietly falling apart, an apparent victim of the state’s budget mess. (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections)

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By KAREN HAWKINS, The Associated Press Updated 2:41 PM Thursday, February 9, 2012

CHICAGO — In a story Feb. 7 about a lack of progress by a commission established to right the wrongs of Chicago's police torture scandal, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the commission hasn't met since August and cancelled an October meeting. The commission postponed, but didn't cancel, an October meeting, and met later that month. It did cancel its meetings in December and February, as reported.

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February 09, 2012 07:39 PM EST

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