The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held that shackling adult defendants in handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains should be limited to the most extreme cases. The court, however, has remained ...

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Some people need the shackles, but many don't, he said, and the handcuffs and leg chains unfairly signal that "this person is a danger," Borg said. When Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited ...

Sikora said the move to add belly chains stemmed from a court security conference in March in Appleton. Currently, inmates appear in court wearing leg shackles, with their hands free. That’s ...

These American moms-to-be are giving birth in leg irons, handcuffs or waist chains in state prisons and county jails, in federal immigration detention centers and inside juvenile detention facilities.

Sean “Diddy” Combs walked into court on October 10, 2024, with his ankles bound in chains, a sight that sparked ... recently argued that the shackles were unnecessary and prejudicial ...

leg irons or belly chains. The prevalence of the restraints, used on about 75 percent of all juveniles appearing before judges, is simply too high of a statistic, according to public defenders and ...

It all has to do with the ban on leg shackles during hospital visits by inmates and Chief Investigator Rick Earle is hearing from people on both sides of this issue. Four years ago, voters ...

He then referred to Combs' previous court appearance on Thursday, Oct. 10, where he appeared in leg shackles throughout “without any justification,” he claimed. Agnifilo argued that having ...