four-point restraints
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Colorado moves to limit use of four-point restraints in prisons
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In Colorado prisons, inmates deemed to be a threat to themselves or others are often strapped to a bed by their arms and legs with metal restraints, left alone for hours or even days in this position. In at least one instance, a person was kept in these restraints for 39 days straight in the Colorado…
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Bills advance to prevent police lying to minors, expand DNA testing, limit prison restraints
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The House Judiciary Committee advanced a series of bills Tuesday that seek to prevent police from lying to minors, expand post-conviction DNA testing and limit the use of restraints in prisons. If passed by the full state legislature, House Bill 1042 would make any statements obtained by juveniles during interrogations inadmissible in court if law…
