Juvenile detention royal commission told use of force 'routine' at Don Dale – as it happened

The commission has ended for today. Both witnesses heard from, Megan Mitchell and Carolyn Richards, will be recalled at a later date as there is a full schedule of witnesses for this week.

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Review: Physical restraint used at Illinois youth home

A review of three years of police reports involving an Illinois youth facility where a teen died after being put in a chokehold shows staff physically restrained children dozens of times.

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After Winning Job Back, DCF Youth Worker Waits To Learn Fate

At the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, where the tension is palpable, Re'Sean DuPree was known as a go-to guy among his fellow youth services officers, the men and women who watch over the young offenders during their every waking moment inside the sprawling detention center.

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MOTHER SUES CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALLEGEDLY HANDCUFFING HER CHILD

A mother says her 6-year-old daughter was handcuffed at school by a security guard, and will file a lawsuit Thursday against Chicago Public Schools. The lawsuit names both CPS and the individual security guard.

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Restraint use on child prisoners doubles, says Howard League

Children held in custody in England and Wales are twice as likely to have force used against them by staff than they were five years ago, research suggests.

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School District Accused of Harsh Discipline

Officials at a Mississippi alternative school routinely handcuffed students to fixed objects where they were forced to eat lunch and unable to use the restroom for extended periods of time, a former student claims in court.

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Youth's injuries prompt B.C. children's watchdog to call for 'secure care' law

British Columbia's representative for children and youth is calling on the province to urgently consider a law allowing youth to be involuntarily placed in a facility for their own short-term safety.

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Teachers accused of 'improperly restraining' elementary students

Two Osceola County elementary school teachers have been reassigned to another location after allegations surfaced that students had been "improperly restrained" in the classroom.

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Harlem mom wants answers after child is physically restrained in special needs class

A Harlem mom says she's not getting any answers from her child's school after some of the staff restrained her son in a special needs classroom.

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Teachers want physical restraint training to handle disruptive pupils

INADEQUATE training in physical restraint techniques could place vulnerable children and their teachers in danger, a teaching union conference has heard.

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Minnesota group homes rely less on use of restraints

Minnesota recently experienced a sharp drop in the use of restraints in the state's group homes and in programs for people with disabilities, according to a new report.

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State finds excessive restraints of special needs students at Holyoke school

Poor training and a lack of oversight led to special-needs students at a Holyoke school being restrained by staff more often than necessary, according to a state investigation of allegations of abuse at the Peck School.


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Report finds enforcement gap in Ohio school seclusion, restraint policy

Report finds enforcement gap in Ohio school seclusion, restraint policy

Ohio schools have gaps in the way they enforce a rule limiting the seclusion and restraint of students whose behavior affects order in schools, a disability rights group said in a report released Monday.

• Report: Ohio has problems with restraint of students
• Ohio schools still restrain too many kids with little oversight, report says

Wisconsin to!

• Wisconsin law allows students to be physically restrained

And the UN is getting in on it!

• U.N. Panel Urges Changes to U.S. Discipline Policies

More than 260 signatures presented to remove principal at school using 'isolation rooms'

More than 260 signatures presented to remove principal at school using 'isolation rooms'

Mill Creek Elementary School parents are speaking out against the so-called "isolation rooms" being used in the Independence School District. At the regular board meeting Tuesday, they presented more than 260 signatures in closed session calling for the removal of Principal Lindsey Miller.

ACLU supports new rule to end shackling of children

ACLU supports new rule to end shackling of children

The Supreme Court of Ohio has opened the public comment period for Local Juvenile Restraint Rule 5.01, a Rule of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio which would prohibit the automatic and indiscriminate shackling of children appearing in juvenile court.

4 DCF staffers disciplined over method of restraining children

4 DCF staffers disciplined over method of restraining children

Over the past three years, four staff members at DCF’s locked facility for boys and girls in Middletown have been disciplined for improperly restraining children, and of those four, three were either terminated or they opted to resign.

Videos of illegal juvenile seclusion sparks outrage

Videos of illegal juvenile seclusion sparks outrage

Following the release of videos documenting illegal treatment of youths held at two Connecticut juvenile prisons, lawmakers in Hartford spent hours yesterday discussing alternatives to juvenile prisons.

DCF Bans Face-Down Restraints Of Children In Locked Units

DCF Bans Face-Down Restraints Of Children In Locked Units

The state's child-protection agency said Monday it is banning prone, or face-down, restraints in its locked units for boys and girls, following recommendations from a national juvenile-justice expert and a scathing report from the state child advocate.

DCF Vows to Reduce Restraints, Improve Treatment At Locked Boys and Girls Units

DCF Vows to Reduce Restraints, Improve Treatment At Locked Boys and Girls Units

The Department of Children and Families is vowing to reduce reliance on restraints and seclusion and to improve suicide prevention and mental-health treatment at its locked facilities for boys and girls in Middletown — long the targets of criticism by children's rights advocates.

Abused, neglected children handcuffed at state-run shelter in Oklahoma City shelter

Abused, neglected children handcuffed at state-run shelter in Oklahoma City shelter

Abused and neglected children being cared for at a state-run emergency shelter in Oklahoma City have been handcuffed and threatened with pepper spray and stun weapons, The Oklahoman has learned.