Iowa Ombudsman Bill Angrick is again calling for changes in the use of restraint devices in the state's jails. He criticized the use of restraints in a report issued last year. He renewed his call ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - Export of equipment for the torture or execution of human beings will require a license issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security, according to rules proposed by the Commerce ...

In October 2025, posts circulated online claiming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was using a controversial full-body restraint device, called "the WRAP," on detained immigrants. The CEO ...

A proposed bill would ban the creation of isolation rooms and the use of certain restraints unless a student’s behavior is to the point of harming themselves or ...

Among the allegations in the lawsuit, the American Civil Liberties Union accuses the Garfield County Jail of inmate abuses in the deployment of:* Restraint chairs: Metal, wheeled chairs with ...

POCATELLO — The Pocatello Police Department earlier this month deployed one of two new restraining devices to subdue a domestic battery suspect who was allegedly biting an arresting officer, according ...

Palm Beach County public schools have recorded some of the most frequent use of physical restraints on students with disabilities in Florida, where state lawmakers are placing more scrutiny on the ...

This photo provided by Safe Restraints Inc., in October 2025, shows a custom version of the WRAP restraining equipment made for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. (Safe Restraints ...