Stewart Patrick asks advocates of restraint some fair questions in his column this week: But apostles of restraint have their work cut out for them. Their first task is conceptual. They need to ...

“All persons with mental illness have a right to be free from harm, including unnecessary or excessive physical restraint, isolation, medication, abuse or neglect,” according to the California Welfare ...

Capt. Doug Fears, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, speaks during a ceremony to commission the cutter in Charleston, Dec. 6, 2014. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class ...

To comply with Medicare and Medicaid regulations updated in September 2019, the Joint Commission is removing the term "licensed independent practitioner" from hospital restraint and seclusion ...

The Community Review Board On Police Practices (CRBPP) is considering pushing the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) to get rid of using the carotid restraint technique. It’s a form of hold that’s ...

Tens of thousands of students with special needs are physically restrained in school each year. It's a practice many education advocates consider barbaric. New Jersey has reformed the practice once ...