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Muslim inmate denied rights to prayer by Wisconsin jail

A Palestinian immigrant and Milwaukee resident is battling a Wisconsin Correctional Facility to make sure people of all religions have the ability to practice their faith.

WUWM 89.7

Lawsuit: Muslim prayer rights denied in Wisconsin jail

Mohamed Emad is asking an appeals court to reverse a ruling to throw out his lawsuit that alleged his constitutional rights at a Wisconsin detention facility.

United Press International

Family files lawsuit in death of severely mentally ill man held at Indiana prison

A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Archon “Shawnie” Garner, who died by suicide in prison after staff repeatedly refused treatment for his mental illness and ignored multiple recent suicide attempts.

IndyStar

Mother Sues Indiana Department of Corrections, Wexford Health for Wrongful Death of Mentally Ill Son After Officials Ignore Suicide Attempts

Tarra Garner-Jones has filed a federal lawsuit against the Indiana DOC after prison and medical staff abandoned her mentally ill son, resulting in his death by suicide.

Vanessa del Valle Appointed to the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission

Vanessa del Valle, clinical assistant professor of law at the MacArthur Justice Center at the Bluhm Legal Clinic, has been appointed by Governor J.B. Pritzker to the State of Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission.

Northwestern Law

Chicago Police ‘Illegal, Violent’ Raids Violate Consent Decree, Attorneys Say, Forcing City Back to Federal Court

A team of attorneys instrumental in the Chicago Police consent decree took legal action against the city Wednesday, saying it failed to make critical changes to stop a pattern of unconstitutional raids.

CBS Chicago

Protesters Against Police Violence Sue Superintendent Brown, CPD and City of Chicago for Racially Motivated Police Violence

60 People — including members of Black Lives Matter, #LetUsBreathe Collective, GoodKids MadCity – – join together to file an unprecedented lawsuit seeking justice after they were viciously attacked by Chicago Police Officers at the historic protests against racist police violence this summer. CHICAGO – 60 protesters have joined together to file a civil rights...

Lawsuit Over Gang Database Dismissed as City Officials Agree to Alter Policy

The Chicago Police Department will change the way it tracks Chicagoans suspected of being affiliated with a gang as part of the resolution of a class-action lawsuit that alleged the city’s gang database was riddled with errors and ripe for abuse.

WTTW

Judge fast-tracks suit to free prisoners at risk of COVID-19

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections have until Monday to respond to a complaint filed in federal court this week that alleges the state is dawdling in its efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus in its prisons.

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Chicago’s Gang Database Can Have “Devastating” Consequences, But There’s No Way To Be Removed From It

“The consequences are devastating, particularly to the immigrant community,” said MJC's Vanessa del Valle. “Being labeled as a gang member hurts people in their immigration proceedings. It prevents them from getting basically any type of immigration relief.”

The Appeal