CBSLA's John Schreiber captured Rauda being rolled into court restrained to a chair and wearing a "spit hood", commonly used to prevent inmates from spitting or biting.

Most police departments have "spit hoods" at their disposal, but the tools have no regulation or clear standards for use.

Here is a look at what spit hoods are, why and when law enforcement officers may use them, and some controversies surrounding their use. What is a spit hood?

Spit hoods are more often used by corrections officers, in prisons and jails, Mr. Petzer said, and many police departments do not issue them to patrol officers.

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Police Use of Spit Hoods Reporting by The Marshall Project and WTSP in Tampa examined how police continue using the hoods, even as deaths raise troubling ...

Police are looking for a man they say spit on a concertgoer at a Jelly Roll show over the weekend in D.C.

Send your story ideas to [email protected] PCs who put spit hood on woman, 90, could be charged Taser police put spit hood on woman, 90 Independent Office for Police Conduct ...

Pierce County prosecutors reviewed the death investigation for a motorist who state troopers Tasered and put a spit hood on in August 2022.

Spit hoods have been involved in at least 10 deaths in police custody since 2001, although it is difficult to determine how much the spit hood contributed to those deaths.

PCs who put spit hood on 90-year-old face hearing 19 June 2025 Getty Images The IOPC found there were gross misconducts cases to answer over the treatment of the woman ...