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Missouri inmate claims he was left restrained for nearly 6 hours - KMBC Channel 9
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 ...
Cook County Jail detainee died from aggressive restraint, withheld medical care, lawsuit alleges
Cory Ulmer died at the Cook County Jail shortly after correctional officers struck him several times and threw him to the ...
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Latest U.S. restraint chair death mirrors others where inmate was pushed forward, cuffed - KMBC Channel 9
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A family is demanding murder charges for corrections workers involved in the death of a 25-year-old man after his time in a Montgomery County, Ohio, jail restraint chair.
Quad-City Times7d
Sheriff defends use of restraining chair on woman with sickle cell anemia - The Quad-City Times
Scott County Sheriff Dennis Conard defended confining a woman to a restraining chair for several hours during her overnight confinement at the Scott County Jail in January 2006.
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Parents sue LaPorte school district alleging teacher used homemade chair to restrain 8-year-old autistic girl - The Times of Northwest Indiana
The parents of an 8-year-old autistic girl are suing LaPorte Community School Corp. on allegations the girl's special education teacher belted her into a homemade restraining chair.
The Roanoke Times1mon
Irvo Otieno spent 11 hours in restraining chair before death - Roanoke Times
Otieno was apparently left in a restraint chair for at least 11 hours at Henrico County Jail West, according to a report by the disAbility Law Center of Virginia.