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Illinois: Conditions Lawsuit Filed by Civilly Confined Sex Offenders Dismissed
Civilly committed sex offenders confined pursuant to Illinois' Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, 725 ILCS 207/1-99, filed suit in federal court in 2007 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the conditions of their confinement at the Rushville Treatment and Detention Center (Rushville).
After the district court dismissed their claims, the ...
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