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 ...

Two Iowa county jails misused restraint chairs against inmates who were in the throes of a mental health crisis, a new report alleges .(Photo by Caspar Benson/Getty Images) Two Iowa county jails ...

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 vigil is being held today for Sammy Hayes Jr., who died in the City Justice Center after allegedly being left alone, strapped to a restraint chair. The vigil is scheduled for 6 p.m. in front of the ...

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 ...

A family is demanding murder charges for corrections workers involved in the death of a 25-year-old man after his time in a Montgomery County, Ohio, jail restraint chair. Family and attorneys for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...