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A settlement has been reached
between the Bureau County Sheriff's Office and a Chicago man who claimed in a
lawsuit he was prevented from taking his HIV medication while being held in
jail.
The American Civil Liberties Union
of Illinois announced the settlement Wednesday.
The agreement was filed in federal
court in Peoria. The sheriff's office agreed to conduct mandatory training for
jail staff and to pay $20,000 to Arick Buckles of Chicago.
Buckles filed a lawsuit last year
claiming he was denied his prescribed medication for a week at the jail in
Princeton.
Skipping HIV medications can raise a
patient's virus count, making the patient more contagious and raising the risk
of developing drug resistance.
Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson
declined to comment on the settlement.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus.
To learn more about The Friends of
AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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