Of all Illinois jails, Madison County has the most incidents in which they restrained incarcerated people for than 10 hours – the upper limit set by the chair manufacturer.

Top statewide findings: According to manufacturer guidelines and state and county policies, restraint chairs should only be used for brief periods as a last resort in emergency situations when ...

Former Hillsdale County Sheriff's Sergeant Ronald Leggitt has been sentenced to seven days in jail and two years' probation for assaulting an inmate.

A former Hillsdale County Sheriff's deputy convicted of assaulting a jail inmate in 2021 was sentenced Wednesday, officials said.

HILLSDALE — Former Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ronald Leggitt, 44, of Marshall, was sentenced to seven days jail and two years probation Wednesday in Jackson’s 4th Judicial Circuit ...

The first public dissection of Robby Talbot’s death came Friday in a hearing on whether to accept a $3.75M settlement of a ...

Baldwin had remained inside the residence and after several attempts to persuade him to peacefully exit failed, the Barron/Rusk Emergency ... his shackles from a restraint chair and escorting ...

Changes to the Loudoun County Public Schools seclusion and restraint policy presented to the School Board last night include ...

Leggitt has also permanently relinquished his Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) certification, a requirement for employment as a police officer in Michigan.