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The head of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is resigning as leader of the long-embattled child welfare agency, a week after a state audit outlined major failures by the department in recent years.

A nine-month investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found county jails in the state restrain people in chairs on average more than 1,000 times a year, often in ways that violate their own policies.

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In the first known accounting of the use of restraint chairs in state jails, the Illinois Answers Project finds jail staff are forcing detainees into chairs often in ways that violate policies and last longer than recommended by leading standards. A person restrained faces potentially serious health risks that can be fatal.

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A recent Illinois Answers Project investigation into the use of restraint chairs statewide found county jails identified a number of extreme incidents at Coles County Jail.

One man was restrained for 68 hours, another for 27 hours. Both were mentally ill. The jail’s own policies say restraint should never last more than 10 hours.

BENTON — Franklin County Jail restrained two mentally ill men in chairs for prolonged periods, in violation of state standards and county policies, a new report from an Illinois disability rights watchdog group found.

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