Winston & Strawn’s Pro Bono Efforts to Reform Solitary Confinement in Illinois Highlighted in Financial Times

Winston & Strawn was recently featured in a Financial Times article examining the excessive use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons. The article spotlighted Winston’s nearly decade-long commitment to prison reform through a major pro bono class action in Illinois. The firm concluded a bench trial in October in a pro bono class action representing all 28,000 prisoners in the state, hundreds of whom have endured solitary confinement for years.

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