The decedent refused medical intervention and was eventually transported to jail. While in jail, he was placed in a restraint chair for hours without receiving sustenance.

St. Louis police said Samuel Hayes Jr. was put in a restraint chair after getting into a fight with another detainee. He was found dead less than two hours later.

Parents of man who died in restraint chair at St. Louis jail file wrongful death lawsuit Samuel Hayes Jr. died last month, after being strapped to a restraint chair inside the City Justice Center.

Lester Isbill, the 74-year-old Monroe County man who died in February after being held more than nine hours in a restraint chair by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, succumbed due to ...

Christian Black’s death in an Ohio jail after being held in a restraint chair mirrors two other fatal cases. His family is calling for murder charges and reforms.