Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General ...

THE STRAP IS LOOSE. TASERS ON ME. SIX PEOPLE IN HERE. DUCT TAPE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU USE ON A HUMAN. LOCKED UP. STRAPPED DOWN. I’VE NEVER FELT SO VIOLATED. THE RESTRAINT CHAIR IS A WEAPON OF CONTROL.

One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days. Another was held in restraints so tight that, afterward, part of a limb had to be amputated. A third person was ...