Corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail and their supporters are seeking to overturn provisions of a voter-approved ban on the use of leg-shackles and other equipment. And they plan to do so ...
FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECALL ARGUMENT. TONIGHT, WE CONTINUE A NATIONWIDE KMBC NINE NEWS INVESTIGATION THAT IS GETTING RESULTS. WE’RE LOOKING AT THE MISUSE OF RESTRAINTS INSIDE ...
DAY WEEKEND. THAT PART OF THE FORECAST COMING UP. WELL, THE NEXT STORY INCLUDES VIDEO THAT’S TOUGH TO WATCH, BUT IMPORTANT TO SEE. A KMBC NINE NEWS INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF RESTRAINT CHAIRS IN ...
Corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail and their supporters are forging ahead with an effort to overturn parts of a ban on the use of leg-shackles and other restraints. But opponents warn ...
A 2018 restraint chair death led to a $1.5 million legal settlement. The jail has used restraint chairs more than 1,000 times ...
A new report from the Iowa ombudsman accuses two jails of using restraint chairs to confine inmates for long periods, sometimes for punishment. The Iowa Office of Ombudsman investigated four inmate ...
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An Illinois Answers Project investigation into the use of restraint chairs in county jails raised questions about how Champaign County documents, tracks and reports use of the devices. Now, the ...