McHENRY, Ill. – Vernon L. Brooks Jr. was distraught. Forced into a chair in a jail cell with a black mesh hood over his head, he panicked as he felt officers tighten straps like tourniquets around his ...

In Illinois Answers’ investigation into the use, misuse, and abuse of restraint chairs in Illinois county jails, Madison County stands out. From 2019 to 2023, the jail reported more incidents ...

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Earlier this week, a Monroe County grand jury indicted seven people in the death of 74-year-old Lester Isbill. Following those presentments, District Attorney Stephen Hatchett ...

Allegheny County residents voted to ban the use of restraint chairs at the county jail nearly four years ago, but new efforts could seek to overturn the moratorium. Some advocates and corrections ...

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 ...

FOUND MONEY FOR THIS POPULAR PROGRAM. A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION AT THE CENTER OF A KMBC NINE CHRONICLE IS GETTING RESULTS. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND JAIL OFFICIALS ARE USING OUR INVESTIGATION TO CHANGE ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A statewide investigation by the Illinois Answers Project shows county jails are using restraint chairs on inmates at an alarming rate. While many jails say the chairs are a last ...

The Allegheny County Jail is the only jail in Pennsylvania where a restraint chair is not being used because of a 2021 referendum. The restraint chair allows officers to transport residents without ...

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A man who, as a teen, was restrained for hours in a restraint chair at the Clayton County Jail three years ago is suing former Sheriff Victor Hill. Chryshon Hollins filed a civil lawsuit in U.S.

Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide. Samantha Slecka spent the better part of three days strapped down to a chair in Madison County Jail in the summer of 2022. It ...