A federal inspection of a Connecticut hospital revealed that a patient with severe physical and mental issues died as the result of being held in physical restraints, as recorded in the patient’s ...

The newly reported details of patient deaths associated with restraint or seclusion spanned from 2020 through 2023. The deaths happened at hospitals in every state except Alaska, with some individual ...

Jess Thompson, 27, of Abington views her life in two parts: before she was restrained, and after. Thompson had been sent to South Shore Hospital by ambulance in September 2020 after staff at an ...

An unarmed Colorado man who was experiencing a mental health crisis last November died after being handcuffed and held on the ground by a police team dedicated to responding to mental health calls — a ...

A man detained at a West Virginia jail died within hours of booking, according to a recently filed lawsuit, which accuses correctional officers of killing him through their use of excessive force and ...

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