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Illinois prisons are toxic, and the water prisoners are forced to drink is unsafe.

The tap water at Stateville has been dangerous for decades.

A coalition of prisoner advocate groups demonstrated Thursday outside the Illinois State building in the West Loop.

They call the lack of quality water in prisons “inhumane”.

A federal monitor says substandard healthcare persists—with horrific consequences—more than a decade after a lawsuit was supposed to compel changes.

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