Sanctioned Violence: Restraint Use in Indiana Medicaid Waiver Settings
Restraint is currently a hot topic with the media and lawmakers alike due to the recent deaths of people in custody at the hand of police officers. There are calls across the nation for police departments to ban the use of chokeholds and other dangerous restraints. But, what about restraint use in other settings besides law enforcement? Police aren’t the only ones to use restraint on the job. For instance, staff members who work with kids and adults with developmental disabilities use restraint. Can something like the restraint-related asphyxiation deaths of George Floyd, Hector Arreola, Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin, and Elijah McClain happen to someone with developmental disabilities in a residential, sheltered workshop, or day program setting in Indiana? Absolutely.
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