CHICAGO (WLS) -- The use of handcuffs or shackles for transporting youth is now banned by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The policy change comes after two teenage boys, ages ...

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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Law enforcement and corrections officers can no longer handcuff, belly chain, shackle, or confine a pregnant teen or woman, including during their postpartum recovery. The new ...

A week after the state’s child welfare agency confirmed two teenagers in foster care were handcuffed and placed in leg shackles while being driven, the agency said restraints have been used on more ...