County Jail Inmates Die in a Restraint Chair Continued

• In a county jail in Georgia, a 21-year-old inmate was discovered dead in the restraint chair where he had been placed. Several jailers were allegedly injured during a violent altercation with the young man before he was strapped into the restraint chair. While he sat helpless in the chair, his limbs immobilized, he was tased several times. During his incarceration, he was never provided with prescription medication that the jail received from the man’s girlfriend. Even at the time of arrest, the man was experiencing a bipolar episode. Months after his death, a coroner decreed that he died by homicide. The behavior of the jailers that the deceased was subjected to was described as torture and nothing less.

• In a Missouri county jail, a 43-year-old man with a history of mental problems, medical health issues, and alcohol abuse was strapped into a restraint chair. He was placed in the chair because he had violently slammed his head against a jail window. Reportedly, he was kept in the restraint chair for more than 20 hours, during which time he was not provided with food, water, or medication. He was discovered nonresponsive in the chair and died afterward.

Learn more in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7 of this ongoing series. In the next segment, learn about the death of a 58-year-old man in another Georgia county. The man’s time in a restraint chair at the jail is associated with his death.

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–Guest Contributor