Restraints

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.

Illinois school personnel can now temporarily use a type of previously-banned physical restraint on students if necessary. A few state lawmakers Monday…

Documents illustrate what happens when a student is put in an isolation room.It’s a few minutes before 10 a.m. and a student at Circuit Breaker School in…