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June 8, 2026

7th Circ. Says Wis. County Jail Must Face Forced Labor Suit

The Seventh Circuit revived a lawsuit alleging Kenosha County forced civil immigrant detainees housed at its jail to do unpaid janitorial work or be punished, ruling Friday the forced labor statute doesn’t allow local jails to force detainees to work “on pain of solitary confinement” or loss of phone privileges. 

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