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Feature July 29, 2020
Your Local Jail May Be A House of Horrors
But you probably wouldn’t know it, because sheriffs rule them with little accountability. After one man's death in a notorious lockup, residents of a Missouri town fought back.
By Maurice Chammah
Last year, Albert Okal filed a lawsuit against Wayne County, Missouri, the county sheriff and multiple jail staff members for the physical pain and emotional trauma endured after allegedly being restrained for five days while in their custody.
Feature February 7, 2020
They Went to Jail. Then They Say They Were Strapped to a Chair for Days.
Allegations in a Missouri lawsuit shed light on how some jail officials use restraint chairs, which have been linked to dozens of deaths.
By Maurice Chammah
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