Fatal Risks: Sedatives and police restraints

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived.

WCVB—Risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police. Demetrio Jackson's death illustrates an often-hidden way fatal U.S. police encounters end: not with the firing of an officer's gun but with the silent use of a medical syringe.

KSBW—Risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police. Demetrio Jackson's death illustrates an often-hidden way fatal U.S. police encounters end: not with the firing of an officer's gun but with the silent use of a medical syringe.

Daily Kos—Investigation into fatal police encounters reveals prevalence of sedatives. The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021, according to findings by the AP in collaboration with FRONTLINE (PBS) and the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism. That’s nearly 10% of...