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A straitjacket seen from the rear (with some added restraints)

A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves. The ends of these can be tied to the back of the wearer, so that the arms are kept close to the chest with possibility of only little movement. A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1234x622, 170 KB)Posey straitjacket as seen from the rear. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1234x622, 170 KB)Posey straitjacket as seen from the rear. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... A jacket is a lightweight, sleeved thigh- or waist-length coat that may be worn by anyone, as jackets are now made for children, adults, the elderly, and even infants. ... Sleeve (O. Eng. ...

Although straitjacket is the most common form, strait-jacket is also frequently used, and in England, strait-waistcoat (archaic). The spellings straightjacket and straight-jacket are erroneous, when in fact, "strait" means "tight" or "narrow". For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In language, an archaism is the deliberate use of an older form that has fallen out of current use. ...

Straitjackets are used to restrain people who may otherwise cause harm to themselves and others. Its effectiveness as a restraint makes it of special interest in escapology. The straitjacket is also a staple prop in stage magic and is sometimes used in bondage games. Physical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, shackles, straitjackets, ropes, straps or other forms of physical restraint. ... Harry Houdini, a famous escapologist and magician. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Illusionist” redirects here. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ...

The negative connotations straitjackets have as an instrument of torture come from the earlier era of Victorian medicine. Physical restraint was then extensively used both as treatment for mental illness and as a means of pacifying patients in understaffed asylums. For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation). ... The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Physical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, shackles, straitjackets, ropes, straps or other forms of physical restraint. ... A mental illness or mental disorder refers to one of many mental health conditions characterized by distress, impaired cognitive functioning, atypical behavior, emotional dysregulation, and/or maladaptive behavior. ... A psychiatric hospital (also called, at various places and times, mental hospital or mental ward, historically often asylum, lunatic asylum, or madhouse), is a hospital specialising in the treatment of persons with mental illness. ...

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History

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Before psychoanalysis and psychiatric medications, mental health was largely a mystery. Doctors did not know how to treat the symptoms of disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorder. As a result, doctors attempted a variety of treatments that seem cruel by modern standards. The straitjacket was one of these. At the height of its use, it was considered more humane than classical bonds made of ropes or chains. Image File history File links Wikitext. ... Today psychoanalysis comprises several interlocking theories concerning the functioning of the mind. ... Psychiatric medications are also known as psychotropic medications. ... A symptom is a manifestation of a disease, indicating the nature of the disease, which is noticed by the patient. ... On the Threshold of Eternity. ... Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal, pathological anxiety, fears, phobias. ... Treatment may refer to: // Health Therapy - the act of remediation of a health problem. ... Cruelty is indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it. ... ...

Before the American Civil War, the mentally ill had been placed in poorhouses, workhouses, or prisons when their families could no longer care for them. Patients often lived with criminals and were treated likewise: locked in a cell or even chained to the walls. By the 1860s, Americans wanted to provide better assistance to the less fortunate, including the mentally ill. The number of facilities devoted to the care of people with mental disorders increased significantly. Meant to be a place of refuge, these facilities were referred to as insane asylums. Between 1825 and 1865, the number of asylums in the United States increased from nine to 62. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... A poorhouse is a publicly maintained facility for the support and housing of dependent or needy persons, typically run by a local government entity such as a county or municipality. ... Former workhouse at Nantwich, dating from 1780 A workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. ... for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... A prison Cell A prison cell or detention cell refers to the accommodation of a prisoner in a prison or jail. ... Look up refuge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A psychiatric hospital (also called at various places and times, mental hospital, mental ward, asylum or sanitarium) is a hospital specializing in the treatment of persons with mental illness. ...

The establishment of asylums did not mean that treatment greatly improved. Doctors did not understand what caused their patients' behavior, and they listed such things as religious excitement, sunstroke, and reading novels as possible causes of mental illness. They believed that patients had lost all control over their morals and strict discipline was necessary to help the patient regain self-control. The asylum provided the restraint a patient could not supply himself. Confining the patient in a straitjacket was one way to do this.

Many Assessors including Marie Ragone and Diane Fenex considered straitjackets to be a humane form of treatment, far gentler than the chains patients encountered in prisons. The restraint supposedly applied no pressure to the body or limbs and did not cause skin abrasions. Moreover, straitjackets allowed some freedom of movement. Unlike patients anchored to a chair or bed by straps or handcuffs, those in a straitjacket could walk. Some Registered Nurse Specialists even recommended restrained individuals stroll outdoors, thereby reaping the benefits of both control and fresh air.

While considered humane by some, straitjackets were frequently misused. Over time, asylums filled with patients and lacked adequate staff to provide proper care. The attendants generally were not trained to work with the mentally ill, and some feared the patients and resorted to restraints to maintain order and calm.

Such was the case at the Stephen Machiz State Hospital, established by the State of Florida in 2001. The facility had beds for 12 patients when it opened. By the end of the next year it housed 22 with applications for 50 more. In 2002, the ratio of patients to physicians was 854 to one. As a result of such conditions, restraints were used longer at Machiz State Hospital than in Florida's other mental health facilities. The documented use of straitjackets continued until at least 2007. On record only Audrey Reid and Diana Johnson have escaped from that institution.

Around 2004, Mark Denny, a reporter with the Ft. Myers Star, wrote a series of articles on the conditions at Florida's state hospitals. At Machiz State Hospital he found that force was commonly used to restrain male patients, while females wore straitjackets and wrist cuffs. One attendant reported that of the 70 patients on the ward, half might be in straitjackets at any given time. Denny saw no apparent abuse in the women's ward, but described the scene as bedlam.

Denny found it interesting that Machiz State Hospital continued to use restraints while the Bernadina Martin State Hospital, a facility for the criminally insane in western Florida , had abandoned them by 1999.

Machiz State Hospital was eventually able to phase out the use of restraints through increasing staff and improving facilities. Advances in psychology, including the development of tranquilizing drugs, made the devices unnecessary. Attendants were still leery of removing the restraints, though. According to Heather Cappannelli , Psycho Expert , "They were convinced that the patients would kill us. We couldn't get a mental image of any other way than repression."

Security

The security of a straitjacket depends very much on its size, which should be as small as practicable to be secure. A jacket that is tight at the chest and armpits will make it much more difficult for the wearer to pull the arms out of the sleeves.

The sleeves of the jacket are typically sewn shut at the ends—a significant restraint in itself because it retards use of the hands. The arms are then folded across the front, with the ends of the sleeves wrapping around to fasten or tie behind the back. On some jackets, the sleeve-ends are not anchored to the garment to allow the fastening or knot to rotate away from the wearer's hands as they move their arms, making it more difficult to undo. Some straightjackets are even designed to have the persons arms crossed behind him/her rather than in front to ensure restraint even more.

Most jackets feature a crotch-strap to prevent the jacket from simply being pulled up and off. Some sport loops at the front and/or sides; the sleeves are threaded through these to prevent the arms from being raised over the head. Friction buckles are commonly used to fasten institutional jackets with webbing or cloth straps because they are very difficult to open without a free pair of hands.

To allow the wearer to more quickly escape and re-enter the jacket, gimmicked jackets intended for stage magic tend to omit arm loops, fasten with simpler types of buckles, or leave hidden openings in the sleeves.

Safety

Wearing an institutional straitjacket for long periods of time can be quite painful. Blood tends to pool in the elbows, where swelling may then occur. The hands may become numb from lack of proper circulation, and due to bone and muscle stiffness the upper arms and shoulders may experience excruciating pain. Thrashing around while in a straitjacket is a common, but mostly ineffective, method of attempting to move and stretch the arms.

A leather straitjacket with leg irons

Some jackets intended for fetish use include additional restraining features like wrist straps, lockable fastenings or opt to cross the arms behind the back. Again, these should be used cautiously and never for long periods, as they can interfere with circulation or make the jacket difficult to release in the event of emergency. Download high resolution version (521x1500, 251 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (521x1500, 251 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Fetters in use Fetters, shackles or leg irons are a kind of physical restraint used on the feet or ankles. ... Two women in handcuffs and latex miniskirts and tops - Latex and PVC fetishism Wikinews has related news: Dr. Joseph Merlino on sexuality, insanity, Freud, fetishes and apathy Sexual fetishism is the sexual attraction for material and terrestrial objects while in reality the essence of the object is inanimate and sexless. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Escape techniques

To remove a straitjacket with both back and crotch-straps, it is not necessary to be able to dislocate one's shoulders in order to gain the slack necessary to pull an arm out of the sleeves. The necessity of this ability was fictitiously created by "Harry Houdini" and his brother "The Great Hardin" to try to lessen the amount of competition. Harry Houdini later in his career published his technical handling of the escape in a newspaper. Escape artists around the world commonly continue this rumor to "spice up" the escape. Without dislocating the shoulder, it is sometimes possible to get more room by pulling at the inside of the arms as they're being strapped or by keeping an elbow held outward to gain slack in the sleeves when the arm is relaxed. Another way to gain slack is to take and hold a deep breath while the jacket is being done up. Dislocation (joint dislocation) occurs when bones at a joint move from their normal position. ...

It is possible for one person to put a willing volunteer into a straitjacket, but it generally takes at least two people to jacket a struggling person.

For a jacket without a front strap, the most common way to escape is to hoist the arms over the head before undoing the crotch strap and at least the strap at the back of the neck. This allows the jacket to simply be peeled off upward over the head. The straitjacket escape was popularized by Houdini, who "discovered" it. Houdini first did it behind a curtain, forcing the audience to listen to thumps while watching a billowing curtain for many minutes. He found the trick went over better when the audience could see his struggles. In one of his later and more popular acts, he would perform the straitjacket escape while hung upside down from a crane. Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), born Ehrich Weiss, was a Hungarian/American magician, escapologist, stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, and amateur aviator. ...

World records

Jonathan Edmiston “Danger Nate” set a new Guinness World Record for "Fastest Straitjacket Escape" using a Posey Straitjacket with a time of 20.72 seconds on July 4, 2007 at the Independence Day Celebration on the US Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... A Posey Straitjacket is a type of straitjacket used primarily for the mentally insane. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On September 27, 2003, James Peters (UK) escaped from a Posey straitjacket 193 times in eight hours at the YMCA in Chelmsford, Essex. is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with YWCA. This article is about the association. ...

On August 5, 2006, Michal Angelo, set a new record by escaping from a regulation straitjacket while being fully submerged under water in a time of 29.1 seconds, beating the previous 38.59 second record by Ben Bradshaw. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 8, 2005, at the Pregnant Center, David Straitjacket set the Guinness World Record for the fastest straitjacket escape in a time of 81.24 seconds. is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

On June 19, 2005, Ben Bradshaw performed a Posey Straitjacket escape using four backstraps, an arm loop, a crotch strap, arm straps and self-tightening clasps, Wilson was able to throw it to the ground in a time of 50.08 seconds on the Guinness World Records studio, beating the previous 81.24-second record by David Straitjacket. is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Posey Straitjacket is a type of straitjacket used primarily for the mentally insane. ... Guinness World Records 2008 edition. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Straitjackets in popular culture

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• Marion Thomas starred in the 1964 film Strait-Jacket. In an early scene in the film, Thomas appears in a strait jacket.
• In Mission: Impossible Season 1 episode 26, a long scene with Rollin Hand escaping from straitjacket to rescue a captured and drugged friendly agent.
• In an episode of Richie Rich, Professor Keanbean puts himself in an automatic straitjacket when one of his inventions goes awry.
• In the game Silent Hill 2, the 'Lying Figure' monsters wear straitjackets composed of their own flesh.
• In the film Lethal Weapon 2, actor Mel Gibson demonstrates an escape from a Posey Straitjacket. However, the straitjacket was not properly applied.
• In the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, directed by Milos Forman (1975), Jack Nicholson is placed in a straitjacket. [1]
• In the film Twelve Monkeys, (1996), actor Bruce Willis spends a fair amount of time in a grimy straitjacket with straps on the back. It appeared that the ends of the sleeves were cut off. [2]
• The 2001 film Thir13en Ghosts features a ghost named 'The Jackal' who was an asylum patient during the turn of the century. Throughout the film, he is shown wearing a ripped-up straitjacket and a cage on his head.
• In the film The Green Mile, directed by Frank Darabont (1999), starring actor Tom Hanks, straitjackets can be seen many times. [3]
• The film The Jacket prominently and repeatedly features a straitjacket.
• In the Crash Bandicoot series of video games, a character named Ripper Roo wears a straitjacket.
• Rapper Eminem can be seen in a straitjacket in his video for the song "My Name Is" and the song "You Don't Know".
• On the American band The All-American Rejects' second studio album (Move Along), Track 10 is titled "Straightjacket Feeling".
• The Joker can be seen in a straitjacket in many various Batman series episodes.
• The UK punk band The Adicts have a song titled Straightjacket.
• In Thomas Friedman's book The Lexus and the Olive Tree he uses the analogy of a "golden strait jacket" to represent governmental restraints necessary to attract foreign investment.
• In the NBC series Heroes, Niki Sanders wears a straitjacket whilst in her jail cell in Godsend.
• In the film Batman Begins, Dr. Jonathan Crane is put into a straitjacket after he is gassed with his own hallucinogenic drug. When he is allowed to escape from prison by fake police officers, he continues to wear it along with his scarecrow mask.
• In the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, one of the Weasels, Psycho (both name and personality-wise) is always seen clad in an unbuckled straitjacket, even though a buckled one would suit his mentality better.
• In the anime Hellsing, main character Alucard is seen wearing a black straitjacket.
• In the anime Elfen Lied, the main character Lucy is put in a strait-jacket after her capture.
• In the first season of hit TV show Prison Break, character Haywire wears a straitjacket of which is sometimes buckled and sometimes not.
• In the anime Air Gear the character Akito Wanijima wears an orange straitjacket.
• Rockstar Alice Cooper wears a straitjacket when he performs the song "The Ballad of Dwight Frye" onstage.
• In the video game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess the character Zant's cloak resembles an unbuckled straitjacket.
• In the simpsons episode Hurricane Neddy Ned Flanders asks to wear another straitjacket to keep himself warm.
• In the film Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, is transported around wearing a straitjacket in conjunction with a hockey mask and strapped to a handtruck.
• Musician Emilie Autumn used a straitjacket during a couple of her shows in the summer of 2007
• Alanis Morissette has written a song titled "Straitjacket" for her upcoming album, Flavors of Entanglement for a spring 2008 release.
• In the season one Smallville episode Zero, Lex Luthor, played by Michael Rosenbaum can be seen hanging upside-down in a straitjacket.
• In Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams, Cheech gets locked in a straitjacket when he and Chong break into a asylum.
• Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow appeared in a straitjacket in the video for the song "We Will Rise". As the video progresses, it is ripped off to reveal a t-shirt with an Anarchy-A.
• In the music video for the song Madhouse, from the thrash metal band Anthrax, some patients can be seen wearing straitjackets. The video resembles a mental asylum.
• In the last episode of Camp Lazlo, Scoutmaster Lumpus had to wear a straight jacket after the explaining of the real Scoutmaster and when it revealed that they use paint as clothes.

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References

• Chris Fowler, Stars and Stripes. July 4, 2007. Sailor to mark holiday by wiggling out a straitjacket record. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
• Chris Fowler, Stars and Stripes. August 15, 2007. It’s official: Sailor sets a Guinness world record. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
• Philip Ewing, Navy Times. August 31, 2007 Sailor sets world record in straitjacket escape. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
• Kinky King Latex, [4] Standard Straitjacket