Illinois Torturing Prisoners with Solitary Confinement; Class Action Lawsuit Filed Today

by Gary Kopycinski on June 24, 2015

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CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2015 — This morning, Uptown People’s Law Center and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of prisoners against the Illinois Department of Corrections for its overuse and misuse of solitary confinement in Illinois prisons.