Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill (pictured) was taken into federal custody on TuesdayAn Atlanta-area sheriff has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating the civil rights of detainees by restraining them in chairs for hours and ordering employees to use excessive force. The sheriff had even approved a policy that emphasizes that the restraint chair 'will never be authorized as a form of punishment.' The man was then strapped into a restraint chair and left for hours on Hill's order, the indictment says. Despite that, Hill ordered him strapped into a restraint chair for several hours, not allowing him to use the bathroom. The man hired a lawyer and turned himself in and was strapped into the restraint chair for several hours, the indictment says.

Source: Daily Mail April 27, 2021 20:41 UTC