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7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Illinois Prisoner's Civil Rights Lawsuit
Loaded on April 20, 2018
by Matthew Clarke
Filed under:
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
Illinois.
by Matthew Clarke
On February 7, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an Illinois prisoner's civil rights lawsuit.
Guards at the Menard Correctional Center were preparing prisoners to be walked to the chow hall when Joseph Wilborn emerged from his cell and …
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