Corrections Restraints News & Articles

• Ruling says Calif. courts cannot routinely shackle defendants

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  Courts cannot routinely shackle defendants "like a bear on a chain" and must decide on a case-by-case basis whether the restraints are necessary to prevent violence or escape

• Lawsuit: Deputy hid after inmate stole weapon, took hostages at Ill. hospital

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  On suicide watch at the jail, Tywon Salters' previous behavior showed he'd seek opportunities to escape custody, according to the lawsuit

• Police: Man unlocked shackles, cuffs in deadly Iowa jail escape

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  Police say a struggle ensued between Wesley Correa-Carmenaty and the deputies, and that Correa-Carmenaty managed to grab one's gun

• Former MMA fighter sentenced for assaulting Ohio CO

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  Robert Galloway charged an officer, put him in a choke hold until he was unconscious then punched him in the face

• Deputies use shock vests on Fla. murder suspects to block potential escape

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  Deputies outfitted murder suspects Brian Javon Brown and Christian Eberhardt with special vests that COs can use to hit their bodies with electric current

• Spotlight: 100 years later, Peerless continues to set the industry standard

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  Designed to meet the demands of law enforcement professionals while making the job a little easier

• A true takedown device: How the Stun-Cuff wireless prisoner control device makes transport safer

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  Learn how the Stun-Cuff wireless prisoner control device can make COs’ jobs safer during prisoner transport

• Deliver prisoner compliance with the Stun-Cuff

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  The shock from these devices will turn bad boys into choir boys

• 5 alternatives to traditional restraint tools

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  There are alternatives to traditional restraints on the market that can help in a bind

• Gotcha handcuffs: Pick-proof and lightweight

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  Founder: "In seven years we've had people try and no one can get out of our cuffs"

• Ill. man chokes correctional officer in escape attempt

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  Inmate charged with attempted murder and ordered held on $500,000 bond

• Delivering prisoner compliance with the Stun-Cuff

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  Data tracking system now offered with less lethal device

• Restraint of NC inmate linked to his death

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  News & RecordGREENSBORO, N.C. — The application of restraint contributed to the death of a Guilford County jail inmate who died after being stunned with a Taser, according to an autopsy report rele...

• Mich. inmate dies after allegedly stabbing 2 officers

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  Facility placed on lockdown following incident

• Ark. prisoner transport escapee, Justin Welch, caught

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  By Dan O'Donnell AM620 WTMJ NewsradioSALLISAW, Okla. — The Sallisaw, Oklahoma Police Department confirmed Thursday that officers re-captured fugitive murder suspect Justin Patrick Welch a day after...

• Guard was asleep during violent Ark. prisoner van escape

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  Wis. murder suspect stabbed officer on bathroom break then stole van

• Controlling a subject in the prone position

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  Here is an effective method for controlling a potentially combative subject who is lying face down on the ground.

• Texas inmate escapes while being transferred

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  Associated PressBAYTOWN, Texas — Authorities say a Texas inmate has escaped during a prison transfer after temporarily taking two prison guards hostage.Officials believe Arcade Joseph Comeaux (KOH'...

• Mass. inmate pulls edged weapon, slashes officer's throat

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  Corrections1 StaffWhen an inmate at the maximum security Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts learned he was to be double-bunked on Wednesday night, he pulled out a homemade weapon...

• Pair escape from W.Va. prison work camp

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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pair of West Virginia prison inmates are on the loose after escaping from a minimum-security work camp just outside the Mount Olive Correctional Facility.Officials believes Wi...

• NY largely bans use of shackles during childbirth

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  Associated PressNEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson has signed a bill that bans the use of restraints on inmates during childbirth, except when a woman poses a danger to herself or others.A spo...

• Prisoner allegedly kills Puerto Rico cop, wounds 1

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  By Luara N. Perez Sanchez Associated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 23-year-old prisoner being taken to jail to face car theft charges allegedly shot one police officer to death and gravely wounded...

• California prison riot: A photo essay

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  Dear C1 reader, Here is a collection of Associated Press photographs from the aftermath of the riot at the California Institution for Men in Chino on Sunday. You can learn more about the riot by ch...

• Last of 3 Ind. State Prison escaped inmates caught

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  By Charles Wilson Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The last of three convicts who escaped from the maximum-security Indiana State Prison was captured at a hotel in Indianapolis on Thursday after 11 ...

• Ind. state prison tightens security after escape

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  By Teresa Auch SchultzPost-TribuneTwo Indiana State Prison inmates who recently made a failed break for freedom are now being placed under tougher restrictions, including moves to different locatio...

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