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The Sheriff's Office phased out the controversial "hogtying method" in favor of a newer and more humane WRAP system for restraining, aiming to modernize practices and prioritize safety and ethics.

After hours of testimony and arguments, Judge Bryan Chushcoff agreed to bring the jury in and let Veal take the stand, just before the noon break.

A man was found dead after falling into a garage pit at his home in York County, according to the coroner's office.

Next. we learned that -- and this stood out to me, and even the ag pointed this out as egregious. one of the details is when arrestees would claim that they couldnt breathe, the officers would respond with, you can breathe, youre talking now. i have heard that, chief, as a defense to some of the maneuvers from law enforcement over years. there have been law enforcement analysts on this network who have said, well, if theyre talking, they can breathe. how does that resonate across the profession ...

Pierce died accidentally from positional asphyxia. >> after pierce passed i looked up the product and it said like not for infant sleep, which we didnt know. >> reporter: two years ago after reports of eight infant deaths the consumer products safety commission recalled more than 3 million boppy newborn loungers. but an nbc news analysis found at least 26 baby deaths linked to various brands of infant loungers between 2015 and 2023. more than twice as many deaths cited by the cpsc in its recent ...

Erik McKamey is charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death after his infant daughter died last summer with fentanyl found in her blood.

Erik McKamey is charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death after his infant daughter died last summer with fentanyl found in her blood.

Him down. less than an hour later, he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. after the coroner determined moore died from positional asphyxia, prosecutors decided to charge the pair with murder. >> they treated my son like he was an animal. he was human. >> reporter: today, the familys legal team, including civil rights attorney ben crump, filed a wrongful death suit against the paramedics and the private ambulance company lifestar. moores mother and sister sat down with cbs news for their fi...

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[laughs] but i do it all the time, sorry. That does it for us tonight. Well see again on monday, provided i still have a job. Now is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. And who needs commercials . Come on. The audience is very grateful for that move. Rachel, i listened to your interview with Attorney General Keith Ellison, who managed the prosecution of Derek Chauvin. So fascinating to hear his perspective on it. He of course among many ot...