While the jail has a full-time mental health worker, there’s typically no one to respond to crises in the evenings and over the weekends, which is when people may be restrained longer, Endicott said.

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 released a statement on ...

The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., who’s seen in this provided photo, filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Angelina County Jail in Lufkin, Texas. Attorney Erik Heipt The family of Glenn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campbell County has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who spent the last 16 hours of her life strapped to a chair ...

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 ...

Two padded restraint chairs are fulfilling their purpose at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Detention Center, even though they haven't been used, center Director Willie Bamberg said Tuesday. The $1,200 chairs ...

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 ...

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 ...