Colorado wants to regulate use of common police holds that lead to deaths

Sheneen McClain, right, the mother of Elijah McClain, and friend and supporter MiDian Holmes, left, leave the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Former Aurora police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail for criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in Elijah McClain's death, which was preceded in part by the use of prone restraint by police. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) — Sheneen McClain, right, the mother of Elijah McClain, and friend and supporter MiDian Holmes, left, leave the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Former Aurora police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail for criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in Elijah McClain’s death, which was preceded in part by the use of prone restraint by police. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Seth Klamann | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Julianna O'Clair | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: April 3, 2024 at 6:42 AM MDT | UPDATED: April 3, 2024 at 11:01 AM MDT

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Colorado lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would target law enforcement's use of a common hold called prone restraint for stronger regulation, though they scaled back initial plans for broader limitations.

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Police use of “prone restraint,” like officers’ hold on Elijah McClain, targeted by Colorado lawmakers

Prone restraint played a role in deaths of 700 Americans in recent years, an AP analysis found

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