7th Circ. Mulls Vagueness Of Ill. DOC's Use-Of-Force Rule

By Celeste Bott ( December 8, 2025, 8:54 PM EST) -- A Seventh Circuit judge said Monday that it wasn't the court's job to determine if three fired prison guards violated their employer's use-of-force rule during their violent encounter with a prisoner, and that the court's review was limited to whether the Illinois Department of Corrections imposed an unconstitutionally vague policy....

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