Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill to raise the age at which a child can be arrested and handcuffed. Current law allows kids as young as ten to be detained and prosecuted. S.B. 1542 would ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Governor Ned Lamont (D) on Thursday signed into law a bill forbidding law enforcement from using handcuffs to restrain anyone under the age of 14. The law will be effective ...
Syracuse, N.Y. — Two deputies handcuffed an 11-year-old girl on a Syracuse street corner earlier this month for at least six minutes as they searched for a girl involved in stealing a car. The ...