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    Georgia Sheriff Indicted On Federal Charges That He Used Restraint Chair To Punish

    An indictment describes four instances last year in which Sheriff Victor Hill ordered detainees restrained in a chair for hours, though the men had offered no resistance.
    by Laurel Wamsley Apr 27, 2021 3 minutes

    A Georgia sheriff has been indicted on federal civil rights charges, including charges that he approved a policy to use chair restraints.

    Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces four charges that he deprived detainees of the right to due process and freedom from use of unreasonable force by law enforcement, amounting to punishment. The offenses "caused physical pain and resulted in bodily injury" to the four detainees during incidents described in court documents.

    , dated April 19, was unsealed Monday. It says Hill regularly

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