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Grace Hauck

Southern IL (area)

Mentally ill man restrained in chair for 3 days settles case in Williamson County

Grace Hauck

Travis Braden settled his civil rights case with Williamson County for $27,500 after he was restrained in a chair for days — a practice deemed “torture” by the United Nations
Illinois

A mentally ill man was restrained in a chair for 68 hours at Franklin County Jail, violating policies, report says

Grace Hauck

One man was restrained for 68 hours, another for 27 hours. Both were mentally ill. The jail’s own policies say restraint should never last more than 10 hours.
Equity & Justice

The U.N. calls restraint chairs torture. Illinois jails use them every day.

Grace Hauck

The Illinois Answers Project found jail staff are restraining people in chairs in ways that often violate policies and last longer than recommended by manufacturers.