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People were strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill or in withdrawal.

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“It just strikes me as a situation where [Madison County] correctional staff are sadly unaware of the really serious harm that can be done by putting people in restraints and by holding them there for long periods,” said our Managing Attorney, Amanda Antholt, in this piece from the Illinois Answers Project

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