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Prison Legal News: November, 2024

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Volume 35, Number 11

In this issue:

  1. Spit Hoods, Modern Legacy of Torture (p 1)

Spit Hoods, Modern Legacy of Torture

by Anthony W. Accurso

Spit hoods are a type of restraint used by prison and jail guards, as well as other law enforcement and custodial healthcare professionals, ostensibly to protect themselves from the bites and spit of detainees. The instructions are simple: place the hood over a detainee’s head to ...