Man restrained for 3 days settles case against Williamson County
A mentally ill man's treatment behind bars ends in a settlement
By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
MARION, Ill. — A mentally ill man who was restrained in a chair for three days has settled his case against Williamson County, according to Capitol News Illinois.
Details of the settlement — the dollar amount, the facility, the county's response — were not included in initial reporting. But the underlying facts are enough to raise the old question this county keeps having to answer: how it treats the people it locks up when they're sick rather than dangerous.
Capitol News Illinois is following the case; The American Times will report further terms of the settlement as they become public.
Attribution: Reporting from Capitol News Illinois.
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