New Release: The NCJFCJ Resolves to Stop Shackling of Children in Juvenile...
RENO, Nev., Aug. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has released its . Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150807/257026 "Resolutions of...
View ArticleMomentum builds to stop the automatic shackling of juveniles in court
Skye Gosselin was 12 the first time court officers shackled her. She had been charged with disorderly conduct. At 14, she spent several hours handcuffed to another girl as she awaited her hearing, this...
View ArticleHobbling Fairness
They shuffle down the street, heads down, shoulders hunched, unable to take a full step because of the chains between their ankles. Three uniformed, armed guards hover over the ragged line. This is not...
View ArticleAn end to shackling prisoners in federal court
It's obvious that placing a criminal defendant in handcuffs and leg shackles runs the risk of prejudicing a jury. But even when only a judge is present, a policy of shackling a defendant violates his...
View ArticleShackles an affront to 'dignity and decorum' of court, appeals panel rules
An appeals court Tuesday struck down a policy of routinely handcuffing and shackling pretrial detainees appearing before judges in the San Diego-based federal court district. A three-judge panel of the...
View ArticleWhy do US courts still shackle children accused of minor crimes?
Adults accused of the most heinous crimes regularly come into courtrooms without restraints. But every day youngsters accused of minor transgressions are led into the courthouse in irons. Young people...
View ArticleHome Office broke rules on handcuffing asylum seekers, says charity
Yarl’s Wood detainees were allegedly asked to wear restraints against official guidance, amid controversy over 84-year-old’s death in handcuffs...
View ArticleIllinois joins state bans on judges routinely shackling kids
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has adopted rule changes banning the automatic shackling of child suspects in state courtrooms, a move that comes in the wake of...
View ArticleEditorials: Shackling juvenile defendants often unnecessary
Follow @csteditorials The shackling of juvenile defendants with up to 25 pounds of metal is common in some Illinois courtrooms, despite growing calls for an end to the indiscriminate use of such...
View ArticleCuff-less in court
KAILUA-KONA — A recent federal court ruling allows criminal defendants who have not been proven guilty to appear in court without shackles, as the restraints go against their constitutional rights. The...
View ArticleNo more cuffs in court? New policy says suspects can appear without shackles...
KAILUA-KONA — A recent federal court ruling allows criminal defendants who have not been proven guilty to appear in court without shackles, as the restraints go against their constitutional rights. The...
View ArticleNew policy says suspects can appear in court without shackles
KAILUA-KONA — A recent federal court ruling allows criminal defendants who have not been proven guilty to appear in court without shackles, as the restraints go against their constitutional rights. The...
View ArticleArizona appeals cuff-less ruling
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 ArticleSenate votes to ban shackling juveniles for court proceedings
SENATE MAJORITY OFFICE Oregon State Legislature State Capitol Salem, OR NEWS RELEASE April 3, 2017 CONTACT: Rick Osborn (503) 986-1074 Rick.osborn@oregonlegislature.gov Senate votes to ban shackling...
View ArticleJudges now deciding daily if inmates should wear shackles in court
Rashad Roynel Banks shuffled into a federal courtroom in downtown Portland last month, his ankles chained together. His attorney immediately objected, and a judge directed two deputy U.S. marshals to...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleJudges 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...
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