FEDS TO LIMIT THE USE OF SHACKLES IN IMMIGRATION COURTROOMS
SAN FRANCISCO Federal authorities will limit the use of shackles on immigrants who appear before immigration judges under a settlement of a class-action lawsuit approved Thursday. U.S. Immigration...
View ArticleShackles to come off immigrants during deportation appearances
(01-23) 14:50 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal immigration authorities settled a lawsuit Thursday, agreeing to stop routinely shackling immigrants at the wrists, ankles and waist during deportation...
View ArticlePlaintiff takes stand in suit against Jefferson
Elizabeth Lawson took the stand Wednesday in the civil trial against the county, city of Jefferson and three members of law enforcement, recalling how she felt “trapped” when officers detained her at...
View ArticleJudge rules shackling of immigrant detainees unconstitutional
"You can judge a society by how well it treats its prisoners." - Fyordor Dostoevsky A federal district judge has ruled that the practice of shackling immigrant detainees by Immigration and Customs...
View ArticleICE agrees to stop shackling some defendants for court
Immigrants fighting deportation in San Francisco will no longer be shackled during most court hearings, according to a settlement reached with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The settlement,...
View ArticleNew 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 ArticleImmigrants Won't Be Shackled At San Francisco Court Hearings
Federal immigration officials in at least one jurisdiction — San Francisco — have agreed to limit the routine shackling of immigrants who appear in court proceedings. which was made public on Thursday,...
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 ArticleGiving birth while shackled may be illegal, but mothers still have to endure it
A New York state law passed in 2009 bans the use of restraints during labor and postpartum recovery yet incarcerated women report still being shackled...
View ArticleColorado public defenders want children out of restraints in court
A 10-year-old boy stands shackled with his mother, left, and his attorney in a Florida court in 2007. (Associated Press file) He tried to hide the tears from his mother. But the bright orange handcuffs...
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 ArticleICE to limit use of shackles at immigration court
Federal authorities would limit the use of shackles on immigrants who appear before immigration judges under a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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 ArticleLimiting Speech Supreme Court gets First Amendment-free zone
There’s no free speech in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — or so says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which on Friday upheld a 1949 law that says you can’t assemble or display signs on...
View ArticleBad signs in Supreme Court plaza ruling
There’s no free speech in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — or so says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which on Friday upheld a 1949 law that says you can’t assemble or display signs on...
View ArticleFormer Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Using...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois) CHICAGO - A former Cook County sheriff's deputy was sentenced today to one year in federal prison for violating the civil...
View ArticleLawsuit: Kenton County deputy sheriff shackled two elementary students who...
A federal lawsuit filed in Northern Kentucky Monday alleges that a Kenton County deputy sheriff shackled two elementary school children who have disabilities, causing them pain and trauma. A school...
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