Judges to decide whether to keep defendants in shackles
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Judges are making changes after two recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rulings said judges must evaluate defendants...
View ArticleColorado judges allowing more kids to appear in court without shackles
Advocates say forcing kids to wear up to 25 pounds of chains and shackles in court can have traumatic effects A ten-year old boy sits with leg irons in a courtroom during his court appearance Monday,...
View ArticleNew unrestrained policy goes courtwide Monday in Kona
KAILUA-KONA — Starting Monday, the 3rd Circuit will fully implement a new procedure that allows criminal defendants who have not been proven guilty to appear unrestrained in court. While Hawaii is not...
View ArticleAppeals court: Courts cannot have blanket shackling policy
A federal appeals court says courts cannot routinely shackle defendants during proceedings and must instead decide on a case-by-case...
View ArticleRuling says courts cannot routinely shackle defendants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Courts cannot routinely shackle defendants "like a bear on a chain" and must instead decide on a case-by-case basis whether the restraints are necessary to prevent violence or...
View ArticleIllinois courts could end automatic shackling of juveniles
CHICAGO (AP) — Supporters of new rules designed to make the use of handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains on juvenile suspects in...
View ArticleSupreme Court to consider whether courts can shackle all defendants
It is common in US courtrooms to see defendants dressed in prison uniforms and bound in chains by their hands and wrists The US Supreme Court announced Friday it will examine whether the routine...
View ArticleL.A. County deputy handcuffs public defender, and 'tiff' turns into a federal...
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy may be held liable for arresting a public defender for failing to immediately obey a judge’s summons to her courtroom, a federal appeals court decided Friday. In a...
View ArticleJudge: UVa murder defendant must wear jail clothing for now
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that a man charged with abducting and killing a University of Virginia student must continue to wear jail-issued clothing and shackles in hearings...
View Article'Like a bear on a chain': Ruling deems San Diego federal court shackling...
An appeals court panel has chastised San Diego federal judges for allowing nearly all defendants to be restrained in five-point shackles during routine hearings, likening the court’s policy to treating...
View ArticleAn Irritated Judge Handcuffs A Defense Lawyer In Court
By Alhaji Alhasan Abdulai Wonders will continue to occur in the world. The reason? We in Ghana and most parts of the world are yet to encounter this experience. But it has happened in the United States...
View ArticleOfficer acquitted on all charges in Freddie Gray case
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore officer was acquitted Monday of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, dealing prosecutors a significant blow in their attempt to hold police accountable for...
View ArticleBaltimore officer acquitted on all charges in Freddie Gray case
By JULIET LINDERMAN The Associated Press BALTIMORE — A Baltimore officer was acquitted Monday of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, dealing prosecutors a significant blow in their...
View ArticleDeportation of Somalis Shackled and Allegedly Abused by Immigration Agents is...
A federal judge on Tuesday night ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to halt its second attempt to deport 92 Somali citizens who were shackled and allegedly abused by federal immigration...
View ArticleSeriously ill detainee was shackled hours before he died
Home Office report into death of man handcuffed during surgery raises important questions about vulnerable detainees’ care...
View ArticleOhio courts to adopt rules for juvenile shackling under new rule (Ohio State...
(Source: Ohio State Bar Association) March 28, 2016 An amendment to the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio will mandate that local courts adopt rules to regulate the shackling of youth...
View ArticleSheriff's deputy shackled elementary school students who had disabilities,...
A Kentucky deputy sheriff restrained two elementary school children with disabilities using handcuffs, shackling their arms behind their backs and causing them pain and emotional trauma, a new federal...
View ArticleSheriff defends officer who shackled school children
A Kentucky sheriff is standing behind a deputy officer who restrained two elementary school children with disabilities using handcuffs last fall, saying he did nothing wrong. "Covington Schools'...
View ArticleThatcher's juvenile justice reform bill passes unanimously
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jonathan Lockwood Communications Director 971-645-2140 Jonathan.Lockwood@OregonLegislature.gov Thatcher's juvenile justice reform bill passes unanimously SALEM, Ore.-Today, the...
View ArticleLocal Courts to Adopt Rules for Juvenile Shackling Under New Statewide Rule...
(Source: Supreme Court of Ohio) An amendment to the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio will mandate that local courts adopt rules to regulate the shackling of youth appearing in court...
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