In the first five months of 2024, staff physically restrained patients an average of 150 times per month, or five times in a ...

MINNEAPOLIS—A federal judge has approved a $2.9 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that was filed to end the use of handcuffs and leg irons in state facilities for people with developmental ...

Iowa Ombudsman Bill Angrick is again calling for changes in the use of restraint devices in the state's jails. He criticized the use of restraints in a report issued last year. He renewed his call ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - Export of equipment for the torture or execution of human beings will require a license issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security, according to rules proposed by the Commerce ...

From Saturday, drivers have to install safety seats for children under eight or strap them in with other child-restraining devices. These include having them in wearable safety restraint vests, seat ...