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The first video, obtained from the jail in April through a Freedom of Information Act request, shows security footage of three corrections officers, two males and one female, restraining Harrison by kneeling on her neck and back and holding down her legs. And it has: Within the last two months, the organization has helped Harrison obtain and release two videos of what happened in McDonough County Jail the night she was arrested. So the Democratic Women of McDonough County, a local organization fighting racial and social injustice, stepped in to help her make her case. In one of her initial court appearances, Harrison said her public defender failed to dispute the police’s claims that she was resisting arrest. The McDonough County Sheriff's Office, which runs the county jail where Harrison was held, didn’t respond to a request for comment. “The Macomb Police Department serves our community in a fair and unbiased manner as we report events objectively, impartially, and without bias.” Additionally, the incident was further reviewed by Department Supervisory personnel and documented per Macomb Police Policy and Procedures,” the statement said. “The incident was documented by involved personnel. In a statement shared with VICE News, the Macomb Police Department says it stands by the officer’s account of what happened after investigating the incident internally.
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McDonough County State Attorney Matthew Kwacala told VICE News that her attorney has filed a standard motion for a new trial but that he could not comment further on the case. Harrison has already been found guilty of four charges, and she’s awaiting sentencing on August 10. But now my kids have been taken from me, and I have these cases against me.” “I came down here to Macomb to let my kids live and be free. I’ve never messed with the law,” said Harrison, who moved to Macomb in 2015 from Chicago.
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She hasn’t seen them since the night she went to jail.
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She says the encounter not only impacted her psyche-she has recurring nightmares-but also caused her to lose custody of her kids. Now, after more than a year of fighting for her freedom, Harrison is still facing five to seven years in prison for a variety of charges, including aggravated battery, driving under the influence, resisting a peace officer, and improper lane usage. The officers alleged she was driving under the influence, but Harrison, who’s blind in her left eye, says she was never tested and was tased multiple times before being transported to jail in the back of a police vehicle. Harrison, who’s Black, was driving around Macomb County, Illinois, on October 26, 2019, when police pulled her over after receiving a call about a vehicle driving recklessly. She said she hadn’t had any alcohol that day, despite a police report that says she consumed two shots of Fireball whisky before driving. “When they pulled me over, they didn’t really explain to me, they just pulled me out of my car,” Harrison told VICE News.