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The Washington state Senate unanimously passed a bill banning police from hog-tying suspects, a practice that has been subject to recent scrutiny in the state.
The federal government has recommended against the practice since at least 1995 to avoid deaths in custody.
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Legislation to ban the use of hogtying by police was unanimously passed by the Washington Senate, and the bill would classify the practice as excessive force.
OLYMPIA — Washington is moving to bar police from hogtying suspects, a proposal spurred by the March 2020 death of 33-year-old Manuel Ellis, who had been hogtied and told police several times …