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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Prison toilets

CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit revived a disabled inmate’s pro se lawsuit claiming he was repeatedly forced to defecate on himself, finding he has plausibly alleged prison officials intentionally denied him access to a handicapped-accessible toilet.

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