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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AND CANNOT RUN AGAIN NEXT YEAR. KMBC NINE NEWS IS INVESTIGATING HOW A MAN DIED FROM BEING IN A RESTRAINT CHAIR IN SAINT LOUIS OVER THE WEEKEND. AND OUR RESEARCH SHOWS IT IS THE 12TH PERSON IN FULL ...

An Ohio family is pushing for updated nationwide training for corrections officers on how those officers treat individuals with types of neurodivergence like autism. Isaiah Trammell’s story has now ...

A man who, as a teen, was restrained for hours in a restraint chair at the Clayton County Jail three years ago is suing former Sheriff Victor Hill. Chryshon Hollins filed a civil lawsuit in U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

The recently appointed chair of the Templeton Area Advisory Group — or TAAG — was taken into custody in court on Friday after San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Erin Childs found that he ...

Five-year-old Amari Dinkins was allegedly restrained to a chair on several occasions by multiple employees at Kid’s Avenue Christian Learning Center in Warren. He has cognitive speech delays, but his ...

A new lawsuit filed this week highlights an inmate’s concerns about his time in a restraint chair. Dominique Kee filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, ...