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A new report from the Iowa ombudsman accuses two jails of using restraint chairs to confine inmates for long periods, sometimes for punishment. The Iowa Office of Ombudsman investigated four ...

A new report from the Iowa ombudsman accuses two jails of using restraint chairs to confine inmates for long periods, sometimes for punishment. The Iowa Office of Ombudsman investigated four inmate ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A report released Thursday by the Iowa Office of Ombudsman has revealed the misuse of restraint chairs in two north-central Iowa county jails. The report highlights violations ...

Two Iowa county jails misused restraint chairs against inmates who were in the throes of a mental health crisis, a new report alleges .(Photo by Caspar Benson/Getty Images) Two Iowa county jails ...

Two Iowa county jails misused restraint chairs against inmates who were in the throes of a mental health crisis, a new report alleges .(Photo by Caspar Benson/Getty Images) Two Iowa county jails ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A new report from The Iowa Office of Ombudsman says staff at two county jails misused restraint chairs for inmates, some of whom were in a mental health crisis.

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Two Iowa county jails misused restraint chairs against inmates who were in the throes of a mental health crisis, a new report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman alleges. Restraint devices that are ...

"The restraint chair in these instances appears to have been used as a form of punishment for the inmates’ behavior," the report concluded. The ombudsman's office polled at least 15 other county ...

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