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

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 ...

A man’s death over the weekend, after authorities found him unconscious at the St. Louis City Justice Center, marks the 12th death in Missouri linked to a restraint chair or full body restraint system ...

SOLVING PROBLEMS. GETTING RESULTS. HOLDING THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE. KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES A KANSAS CITY FAMILY WANTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO A RECENT DEATH BEHIND ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A statewide investigation by the Illinois Answers Project shows county jails are using restraint chairs on inmates at an alarming rate. While many jails say the chairs are a last ...

In a federal courtroom in Atlanta, a former Georgia sheriff is back in the hot seat. According to WSB-TV investigative reporter Mark Winne, a jury has now been seated in a civil rights lawsuit ...

Two Iowa county jails misused restraint chairs against inmates who were in the throes of a mental health crisis, a new report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman alleges.Restraint devices that are ...

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The following documentary contains intense footage. The videos are extremely difficult to watch, but necessary to understand what happened. [Click here to watch KMBC 9 Chronicle: Restrained] Sign up ...