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Police Chief Only Responsible If He Knows Danger Of Jail Suicide; Jury Award Vacated

On March 10, 1989, the Appellate Court of Illinois held that a police chief could not be held responsible for a jail suicide even if the chief promulgated a policy of not giving intoxicated arrestees a medical examination prior to incarcerating them in a cell and even if the police ...

 

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