MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Several Monroe County Sheriff's Office jail employees were suspended or fired over "falsified" records meant to keep track of how they monitored a 74-year-old man confined for ...

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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 ...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — When Samuel Hayes died inside the City Justice Center on July 19, he was just weeks away from standing trial for murder. Instead, he died strapped to a restraint chair, and now ...

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 ...

The mother of a man in custody at a Kentucky jail is suing the jailer and employees after her son died in a full-body restraint in their care. Bonnie Dehart filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit ...

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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 ...

ST. LOUIS — The family of a man who died in the St. Louis city jail is now suing the city, jail employees and medical providers. Samuel Hayes Jr. died last month, after being strapped to a restraint ...

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 ...

Champaign County Jail begins tracking, reporting use of restraint chairs to state By GRACE HAUCK Illinois Answers Project Feb 8, 2025 ...