Chicago recently suffered a bloody holiday weekend as more than 60 people were shot and 9 are reported dead. With police forces lacking manpower and crime on the rise, the city has been nicknamed Chi-raq due to the war zone of gang violence. But what caused Chicago to be as violent as it is today? Believe it or not, the uprise in violence may have to do with locking up gang members.
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