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Cook County, Illinois, Settles Wrongful Death Claim for $550,000

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings. Location: Illinois.

On September 5, 2003, Cook County, Illinois, agreed to pay $550,000 to the estate of a man who was apparently beaten to death by three jailers at theCook County Jail.

Louis Schmude, 40, was arrested in May 2000 for violating a restraining order by throwing rocks at his estranged wife's house. On ...

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