A former Georgia sheriff convicted of ordering inmates to be held in chair restraints for hours without legal cause was sentenced to more than a year in prison Tuesday, federal prosecutors said.

Earlier this week, a Monroe County grand jury indicted seven people in the death of 74-year-old Lester Isbill. Following those presentments, District Attorney Stephen Hatchett released a statement on ...

One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days. Another was held in restraints so tight that, afterward, part of a limb had to be amputated. A third person was ...

An inmate restraint chair was used 29 times at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in 2019, state statistics show. That’s a decrease from 64 chair uses in 2018 — the year that deceased county ...

A man died hours after being restrained by prison officers on his first night in custody, an inquest has heard. Josh Tarrant, 34, arrived at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, on 31 October. He ...

Josh Tarrant arrived at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey on 31 October A man died hours after being restrained by prison officers on his first night in custody, an inquest has heard. Josh Tarrant, 34 ...