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Former Detainee Alleges Unconstitutional Conditions at Illinois Jail, Accepts $7,501 Judgment
Loaded on March 15, 2014
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2014, page 34
On April 24, 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a former pretrial detainee at the Edgar County Jail (ECJ) in Illinois stated a claim concerning unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the facility. The appellate court also affirmed the dismissal of a claim alleging deliberate indifference to the ...
Filed under:
Medical Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Injury -- Misc.,
Conditions of Confinement,
Totality of Conditions,
Overcrowding,
Ventilation,
Exercise,
Exposure to Cold,
Plumbing,
Sanitation,
Bedding,
Vermin.
Location:
Illinois.
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