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$2,500 Settlement for Chicago Man Injured by Tight Shackles
by Joe Watson
Markus Durden-Bey accepted a $2,500 settlement from the City of Chicago in July 2008 after alleging that, during his arrest by Chicago Police for drug possession on Feb. 20, 2007, he suffered numbness, swelling, and bleeding due to shackles placed around his ankles too tightly. He had ...
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