Supreme 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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