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The U.N. calls restraint chairs torture. Illinois jails use them every day.
This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and profanity. This is the first in a series of stories. McHENRY, Ill. – Vernon L. Brooks Jr. was distraught. Forced into a …