The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended guidance and supervision to a mental healthcare institution that ...

A federal inspection of a Connecticut hospital revealed that a patient with severe physical and mental issues died as the result of being held in physical restraints, as recorded in the patient’s ...

A Massachusetts man has died after allegedly being place in a chokehold by a Cape Cod Hospital security guard. The Hyannis, Mass.-based hospital is denying any use of excessive force in the incident.

Still from surveillance footage of the restraint of Keith Carter, traced over to protect individuals identities. Courtesy of DRDC identities. Courtesy of DRDC Credit: Courtesy Disability Rights DC / ...

At least 50 hospital patients were improperly restrained in New York between 2015 and 2018, spanning men and women handcuffed, hit with batons, drugged, and left strapped to beds up to 12 hours ...

Numerous patients described being restrained during emergency room visits and the lasting negative effects the experience had on their well-being, according to research published Jan. 24 in JAMA ...

The death of a Black man at a Virginia hospital that led to murder charges against 10 deputies and hospital workers was a homicide that was caused by “asphyxia with restraints,” authorities said ...

At least 50 hospital patients were improperly restrained in New York between 2015 and 2018, spanning men and women handcuffed, hit with batons, drugged, and left strapped to beds up to 12 hours ...