Police in Nigeria are trying to reunite dozens of men and boys with their families this week after rescuing them from an Islamic school where they had been “shackled with chains” and subjected to ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Mauricio Oropeza in Santa Maria Ajoloapan in Mexico State in Mexico on June 25, 2025. Photo by Cristopher Rogel ...

A short viral video of a purportedly mentally-ill mother of eight kept chained in an outdoor shed has provoked outrage among Chinese citizens, prompted a criminal investigation, and brought renewed ...

“If you’ve got pain/He’s a pain taker/If you feel lost/He’s a way maker/If you need freedom or saving/He’s a prison-shaking Savior/If you’ve got chains/He’s a chain breaker.” — “Chain Breaker” by Zach ...

Authorities are investigating allegations that a Massachusetts woman shackled her 14-year-old daughter in chains to teach her a lesson for skipping school. The 37-year-old mother of four, whose name ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. A clinking sound accompanied Sean Taylor down the hallway of the Denver County Courthouse. The leg irons that ...

STAUNTON — After her son got caught stealing iPhones a few years ago and was locked up in the local juvenile detention center, M.T. recalls sitting in Augusta County Juvenile & Domestic Relations ...