McHENRY, Ill. – Vernon L. Brooks Jr. was distraught. Forced into a chair in a jail cell with a black mesh hood over his head, he panicked as he felt officers tighten straps like tourniquets around his ...

“A restraint chair is only for the very acute situation. And if you have to restrain someone because there’s violence that cannot be contained any other way, you put them in a restraint chair for a ...

GOVERNMENT SPENDING. TONIGHT, A KMBC NINE NEWS INVESTIGATION IS MAKING AN IMPACT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ONE OF THE TOP AGENCIES THAT TRAINS CORRECTIONS LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL NOW USE KMBC ...

FOUND MONEY FOR THIS POPULAR PROGRAM. A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION AT THE CENTER OF A KMBC NINE CHRONICLE IS GETTING RESULTS. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND JAIL OFFICIALS ARE USING OUR INVESTIGATION TO CHANGE ...

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (KMBC) — Elijah Lester Isbill sat disoriented behind the wheel of his vehicle as deputies showed up to a parking lot of a Madisonville financial office in February. Isbill could ...

A man who, as a teen, was restrained for hours in a restraint chair at the Clayton County Jail three years ago is suing former Sheriff Victor Hill. Chryshon Hollins filed a civil lawsuit in U.S.

KMBC 9’s nationwide Restrained investigation continues to make an impact with law enforcement officials and jail administrators across the United States. Those leaders are now using KMBC 9’s newest ...

Kansas City, Missouri leaders are in the planning process to build a new detention and rehabilitation facility. That includes creating new policies, training and how to create the right culture for ...

The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., who’s seen in this provided photo, filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Angelina County Jail in Lufkin, Texas. Attorney Erik Heipt The family of Glenn ...

ST. LOUIS (KMBC) — A man’s death over the weekend, after authorities found him unconscious at the St. Louis City Justice Center, marks the 12th death in Missouri linked to a restraint chair or full ...