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Resident urges Allegheny County to reconsider restraint-chair prohibition, citing safety and medical access concerns
Summary
A public commenter at the Jan. 28 Allegheny County Council meeting urged council members to revisit a 2022 referendum that prevents the county jail from using a restraint chair, saying the tool is needed to transport resisting residents for medical care without injuring staff or detainees.
A resident urged Allegheny County Council on Jan. 28 to consider reversing the county's current prohibition on using a restraint chair at the county jail so officers can safely transport and medically evaluate detainees who are actively resisting.
"The restraint chair allows our officers to transport residents without injury to the resident or to the officers," said John Kinstowitz of 828 Jansy Street, who addressed the council during public comment.…
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