A former Georgia sheriff convicted of ordering inmates to be held in chair restraints for hours without legal cause was sentenced to more than a year in prison Tuesday, federal prosecutors said.

A 2018 restraint chair death led to a $1.5 million legal settlement. The jail has used restraint chairs more than 1,000 times ...

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 ...

When he returned to the prison, he said he was put in restraints for 20 hours, despite having long calmed down and no longer being at risk. “I had asked one correctional officer who was cuffing one of ...

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 ...

A man died hours after being restrained by prison officers on his first night in custody, an inquest has heard. Josh Tarrant, 34, arrived at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, on 31 October. He ...