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People strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill

The investigation revealed extreme restraint chair practices in some counties. At Coles County Jail, staff strapped people down and then shocked them with a “stun cuff” – a sort of shock collar for ...
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Garfield County inmate claims he was shot with pellets and strapped to chair

DENVER (AP) ” A man who was jailed in Garfield County is suing, claiming that sheriff’s deputies shot him with a pellet gun and strapped him in a restraint chair for several hours. The lawsuit filed ...
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Jail staff laughed at dying veteran left strapped to chair in Texas, suit says

The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., a 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran who needed immediate medical attention but was instead taken to jail and strapped to a restraint chair until he was no longer ...
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Cherokee County inmate was strapped in a chair and ignored, lawsuit says. He died hours later.

GAFFNEY — When Johnny Bollinger was booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center in December 2022, he was being locked into a jail that was holding nearly double its rated capacity and dealing ...
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People strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill

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 ...
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Jail staff laughed at dying veteran left strapped to chair in Texas, suit says

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 ...