Law enforcement’s use of neck restraints such as chokeholds and strangleholds should be prohibited, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) said Wednesday. “The deaths of George Floyd, Eric Garner, ...
New data from Massachusetts’ state mental hospital in Worcester is raising concerns about how long patients are being physically restrained. In an adult care unit in the Department of Mental Health’s ...
Hospitals are forbidden under federal law from restraining psychiatric patients except to prevent them from harming themselves or others. Restraints can be used only when other steps have failed and ...
WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. SARA. THANK YOU. FIVE INVESTIGATES BRITTANY JOHNSTON HAS BEEN DIGGING INTO HOW RESTRAINTS ARE USED IN MASSACHUSETTS AND HOW DANGEROUS THEY CAN BE. BRITTANY MARIA. STUDENTS ARE ...
The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis 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 ...
The changes come against the backdrop of a national reckoning around race and policing, and are part of an effort to reassure stressed communities as protests continue across the nation. “We have to ...
MONTCALM COUNTY, MI – The Montcalm Area Intermediate School District has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over seclusion and restraint of students with disabilities. The ...
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Utah Judge Orders Restraints In High-Profile Case
A Utah judge ruled that a 22-year-old defendant charged in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk may appear in court in street clothes but must remain restrained for safety. The decision, ...
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