Is your safety in jeopardy because of a restraint device jail guards are no longer allowed to use in one county? It all has to do with the ban on leg shackles during hospital visits by inmates and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The Republican-led state Senate passed the legislation by Democratic Sen. Raumesh ...

While still wearing his orange jumpsuit and shackles, an escaped inmate tried to steal at least one car, Manchester police said.The inmate clad in a Hillsborough County House of Correction jumpsuit ...

WHEN PATTON GOT OUT OF THE VAN, , HE RAN AWAY. >> HE HAD HANDCUFFS AND SHACKLES ON. SOMEHOW HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE HANDCUFFS AND SHACKLES. CA ROLYN: IT WASN’T SIMPLE. >> THEY’RE NOT DESIGNED TO ...

Corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail are pushing to bring back the use of leg shackles during hospital visits. The restraints were banned as part of a ballot referendum in 2021. Officers ...

OLYMPIA — With a signature from Gov. Chris Gregoire and cheers from former inmates, Washington has joined a half-dozen other states in banning shackles on women prisoners during childbirth. The new ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has limited the use of shackles on more than 500 prisoners who committed serious crimes in a move to conform to international human rights standards. Prime Minister Yingluck ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former Milwaukee County Jail inmate has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was forced to wear shackles during childbirth at a hospital. Sandra Robles’ lawsuit alleges the chain ...

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are considering limiting the use of shackles on female inmates during childbirth. The state Senate gave initial approval to the legislation Tuesday. Republicans backed it ...

A former Jackson County inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing county employees of cruel and unusual punishment for shackling her while she was pregnant and transporting her to a prison more than ...