Overview

• City officials say the global agreement would resolve 176 lawsuits tied to former CPD Sgt. Ronald Watts and his tactical team.
• All underlying convictions were vacated, and nearly all plaintiffs received Certificates of Innocence, according to the law department.
• Individual shares, inclusive of attorneys’ fees, range from about $150,000 to roughly $3.4–$3.9 million, largely based on time in custody.
• The package would settle about 64% of Chicago’s active wrongful-conviction cases, after roughly $36 million already paid in related settlements.
• Officials warn litigating remaining cases could cost $350 million to $500 million; Watts and former officer Kallatt Mohammed previously pleaded guilty in federal cases.