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Illinois Jail Detainee Dies, Lawsuit Settles for $2.2 Million
by Ed Lyon
Hoopeston, Illinois citizen Richard J. Gonzalez was convicted of a non-violent felony for theft of $3,000 from an ATM machine. He was detained at the Ford County jail on May 15, 2012, pending a transfer to prison to begin serving a four-year sentence.
On May 18, Gonzalez ...
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