Chicago, Illinois: Irene Chavez’s sister sues city, police officers over in-custody death

Irene Chavez’s sister sues city, police officers over in-custody death

The sister of a woman found hanged inside a South Side police station filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Chicago and the 10 police officers involved with her arrest. “Irene [Chavez] died because CPD officers failed to recognize her humanity, refused to accommodate her mental illness and refused to treat her as if her life mattered,” said Sheila Bedi, the attorney representing Chavez’s sister Iris Chavez. The lawsuit claims the officers violated the American With Disabilities Act when they arrested Chavez on Dec. 18 and denied her basic medical care after she repeatedly asserted she ...

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