A federal inmate had to have one of his or her limbs partially amputated after being kept in restraints for two days. Another incarcerated person died after being pepper sprayed and left shackled in a ...

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When Brian Toobin died in July 2024, he had been restrained with shackles in a hospital bed for about two months. Toobin, who was 43 years old, was being treated for acute pancreatitis and renal ...

One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days. Another was held in restraints so tight that, afterward, part of a limb had to be amputated. A third person was ...

A new lawsuit filed this week highlights an inmate’s concerns about his time in a restraint chair. Dominique Kee filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia jailers now have to follow state regulations governing the use of restraints on pregnant inmates. The Virginia Board of Corrections approved the regulations in November ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental health concerns who, according to a lawsuit, screamed “I can’t breathe” as he was ...

Two Iowa county jails misused restraint chairs against inmates who were in the throes of a mental health crisis, a new report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman alleges.Restraint devices that are ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The state Ombudsman is warning county jails in Iowa are misusing restraint chairs. It released a report of it’s recommendations for all of Iowa’s jails on Thursday. “I ...

An inmate at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey died following what officials described as a restraint-related incident, raising fresh questions about the use of force in prisons and how such events ...

A new pain-free technique for restraining prisoners is being introduced across Scotland's jails. The method removes the use of pain-inducing holds, such as bending back an inmate's wrists, and is ...

ACCOUNTABLE. KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES. WE’RE REVIEWING A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST A MISSOURI SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR ITS USE OF A RESTRAINT CHAIR. IT’S THE SAME PLACE THAT HOUSES INMATES FROM ...