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United States: incarcerated women at biggest Illinois women’s prison accuse staff members of sexual assault
Seven women filed federal lawsuits against correctional officers and internal investigators at Logan Correctional Center. Their attorney Elizabeth Payne calls the pattern of sexual abuse “an epidemic.”
Source: Wbez Chicago (18/09/2025)