A failure to intervene claim is moving forward against a police officer who allegedly failed to stop another officer from using excessive force in handcuffing a high school student vaping on school ...

HARTFORD — The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that would prohibit police from using handcuffs on young teens except in extreme circumstances. If approved in the House and ...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a law that prohibits police officers from using handcuffs to restrain children under the age of 14. “Sometimes the punishments do a lot more bad than good," ...

Sen. Herron Gaston, D-Bridgeport, shares his personal experience during the discussion on an act that prohibits the use of handcuffs on children on May 20, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror ...

Campus safety officers employed by the Denver school district will no longer be allowed to use handcuffs on elementary school students, after the school board unanimously passed a resolution Thursday ...

After a family went public this spring with the story of their 7-year-old son being handcuffed at school, the Denver district reported that school safety officers had handcuffed students 58 times in ...

Authorities said the handcuffs were completely twisted and broken by an inmate “experiencing significant mental health issues.” “The inmate was able to force one cuff off through sheer strength and ...