Estate of Preston McDowell
N/AOUTCOME: 350,000 settlement
Prisoner in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections died of positional asphyxiation under questionable circumstances after attempting to hold his cellmate hostage. An investigation reveal ... ed that the Correctional Officers gave conflicting stories regarding the circumstance of the death, and the former warden of the facility admitted that the force used against the prisoner was unnecessary.
