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 ...

Madison County’s own restraint chair policy includes instructions from Safety Restraint Chair Inc., which makes the chairs used by many Illinois jails. The instructions say detainees should not be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Those restraint systems are designed to control inmates' arms, legs and torsos during severe mental health or behavioral problems. Sign up for our Newsletters The following documentary contains ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. State correctional officials should tighten their requirements for restraining unruly jail inmates and ...

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 ...

A restraint chair made by Safety Restraint Chair Inc. sits inside the Champaign County Jail. Grace Hauck/The Illinois Answers Project ...