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December 08, 2025
7th Circ. Mulls Vagueness Of Ill. DOC's Use-Of-Force Rule
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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January 21, 2021
Ill. Jail Guards Claim Bias Was Behind Their Firing
A trio of jail guards says being white men was the real reason they were fired by prison administrators following a violent encounter with an inmate, according to a bias suit in Illinois federal court.