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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court Decision, Grants Exonerated Man a Certificate of Innocence After Eight-Year Battle

People v. Washington

Over the dissent of three Justices, Supreme Court denies case of a man who spent 24 hours a day in solitary confinement and denied out-of-cell time for nearly three years

Johnson v. Prentice

Video Footage, Reports Released in Lawsuit Expose Inhumane Treatment of Detainees at St. Louis City Jail

Jones v. City of STL

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