COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say an inmate accused of shooting two deputies, killing one, in an Iowa jail escape somehow managed to unlock his shackles inside a transport van. Court ...

The hashmarks represent the number of juveniles estimated by law enforcement to have been brought to court in 2023 in shackles — handcuffs linked to a leather security belt and large ankle cuffs with ...

Prisoners in Jefferson County Juvenile Court no longer wear cuffs and shackles.Judge David Holton stopped the controversial practice in December.Holton implemented a new Kentucky Supreme Court rule ...

CINCINNATI – Anthony Kirkland came into the courtroom with his hands and feet shackled and deputies on both sides. It wasn’t readily evident, but he was wearing a stun cuff on his leg that could ...

Juvenile suspects in Boulder County are the first in the state to appear in court without the routine use of handcuffs and shackles under a practice enshrined into an official ban on Wednesday. A ...

A person in leg shackles looks guilty. That’s why defense lawyers ask judges to allow their clients to appear in court without them at trial, where they’re considered innocent until proven guilty.

State senators Monday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that would ban any use of physical restraints, such as handcuffs or shackles, on children during a juvenile court proceeding unless it's ...

MACON, Ga. — An escaped prisoner charged with killing a rural county’s sheriff over the summer was recaptured Tuesday evening in a search that involved more than 100 law enforcement officers. Agent ...