Special Restraints and Handcuffs
Vigilance at every step helps officers avoid complacency and ward off prisoner escapes or assaults
The policy changes are part of a $610,000 lawsuit settlement with a Bronx woman who was shackled during childbirth
Prosecutors have asked that the inmate appear at his upcoming trial secured to a wheeled restraint chair, wearing a mesh spit mask over his face and with an electrified security belt around his waist
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New standards include the use of soft restraints, rather than metal cuffs; the routine involvement of health professionals; and regular checks on restrained inmates
Authorities are searching for the escapee in a rural, sparsely populated area
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
The bill “puts the safety of incarcerated persons and correction employees at substantial risk,” said Gov. Lamont
Footage of the violent attack shows the suspect walking around the holding area then turning and punching the CO in the face
Deputies outfitted murder suspects Brian Javon Brown and Christian Eberhardt with special vests that COs can use to hit their bodies with electric current
State officials have blamed low staffing levels and excessive overtime as factors
Waiting list of prisoners started three weeks ago
Data tracking system now offered with less lethal device
The autopsy report noted that there was considerable neck restraint before he died
