McHENRY, Ill. – Vernon L. Brooks Jr. was distraught. Forced into a chair in a jail cell with a black mesh hood over his head, he panicked as he felt officers tighten straps like tourniquets around his ...

NINE NEWS. WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO A NATIONWIDE KMBC NINE NEWS INVESTIGATION. THERE’S A NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN A CASE INVOLVING THE USE OF A RESTRAINT CHAIR THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED EARLIER ...

THE STRAP IS LOOSE. TASERS ON ME. SIX PEOPLE IN HERE. DUCT TAPE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU USE ON A HUMAN. LOCKED UP. STRAPPED DOWN. I’VE NEVER FELT SO VIOLATED. THE RESTRAINT CHAIR IS A WEAPON OF CONTROL.

A new report from the Iowa ombudsman accuses two jails of using restraint chairs to confine inmates for long periods, sometimes for punishment. The Iowa Office of Ombudsman investigated four inmate ...