Mentally ill man restrained in chair for 3 days settles case in Williamson County
A man settled his civil rights case with Williamson County for $27,500 after he was restrained in a chair for ...
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Champaign County Jail Begins Tracking and Reporting Use of Restraint Chairs to the State for the First Time
Champaign County Jail updated its tracking and reporting of restraint chair use after an Illinois Answers investigation.
People were strapped to chairs for hours, days at Madison County Jail. Many were mentally ill or in withdrawal.
Madison County Jail is under criticism for excessively restraining mentally ill detainees and those in withdrawal, violating manufacturer guidelines on ...
He attempted suicide. Peoria Jail restrained him in a chair for five days.
An Illinois Answers investigation reveals that Peoria County Jail has restrained inmates with mental health issues for extended periods, sometimes ...
A mentally ill man was restrained in a chair for 68 hours at Franklin County Jail, violating policies, report says
This article discusses the overuse of restraint chairs in Illinois jails. It highlights the cases of two mentally ill men ...
The U.N. calls restraint chairs torture. Illinois jails use them every day.
The Illinois Answers Project found jail staff are restraining people in chairs in ways that often violate policies and last ...
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