Restraint chair use
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Can anyone provide me with some contacts regarding the use of restraint chairs and other control tools in facilities that are JDAI compliant and or going through the process. Looking to find out information as to what items that these facilities may have at their disposal to still utilize...
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The stereotypical “prostitute” as portrayed in movies and TV shows is a tough, hardened, street-smart professional. According to experts who spoke at the Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in April, that image is far from reality. In fact, between 80% and 90% of prostituted persons on the street have been or are currently controlled by a pimp, according to Marian Hatcher, senior project manager and human trafficking coordinator with the Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Office. “It is the sheriff’s office experience that sex trafficking is both pervasive within and inseparable from the illegal and legal prostitution industry.” .. read full story
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