Denver Jail Death Puts New Light On Common Restraint Tactic

DENVER (AP) – The death of a 112-pound jail inmate who choked on his own vomit suffocated after Denver sheriff’s deputies restrained him during a psychotic episode is drawing new attention to the way he was subdued: face-down on his stomach with five deputies holding him to the floor.
Experts warn the common but risky police tactic of restraining someone in a prone position can be lethal, especially on those with medical problems and the mentally ill, whose distress is sometimes conf