A federal inmate had to have one of his or her limbs partially amputated after being kept in restraints for two days. Another incarcerated person died after being pepper sprayed and left shackled in a ...

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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 ...

A violent incident inside a Central New York correctional facility left multiple officers and a civilian teacher injured ...

An inmate died hours after his booking; a lawsuit claims the jail violated state standards.

An inmate at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey died following what officials described as a restraint-related incident, raising fresh questions about the use of force in prisons and how such events ...

A new pain-free technique for restraining prisoners is being introduced across Scotland's jails. The method removes the use of pain-inducing holds, such as bending back an inmate's wrists, and is ...

A screenshot from a video of officers at the U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., holding an incarcerated person in a four-point restraint. (U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois) One ...

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in... One person died in federal prison after being kept in ...