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Class Status Granted to Illinois Prisoners for Nonconsensual STD Tests

A federal judge in Illinois has granted class action status to a group of Cook County prisoners who were subjected to painful medical tests without their explicit consent.

Plaintiffs Robert Jackson, Joseph McGrath and Derrell Smith claimed that during the intake process at the Cook County Jail they were forced ...

 

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