DUBLIN, Calif. - Just ahead of the anniversary of their son's death at Santa Rita Jail, Christian Madrigal's parents were out demanding police accountability last week. Jose Jaime and Gabriela ...

This article originally appeared in The Crime Report,and is published in a cooperative venture with Crimesider. When Skye Gosselin came to the Biddeford District Court on the coast of southern Maine ...

A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the U.S. Marshals Service’s policy of shackling defendants’ legs when they make their initial appearances in district court. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S.

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. A clinking sound accompanied Sean Taylor down the hallway of the Denver County Courthouse. The leg irons that ...

Children and teens appear every day in Delaware courtrooms with ankles locked together by metal leg irons. Their crimes range from drug possession and theft to gun charges and rape. All are in state ...

It’s obvious that placing a criminal defendant in handcuffs and leg shackles runs the risk of prejudicing a jury. But even when only a judge is present, a policy of shackling a defendant violates his ...

Diddy’s defense team requests that the Hip-Hop icon be unshackled during future court appearances, arguing that the restraints unfairly prejudice potential jurors and interfere with his right to a ...