Abstract: An apparatus and method for constraining a prisoner in a seated position. The apparatus comprises a belt removably attached to a hobble. The belt comprises a belt D-ring and a belt alligator clip attached to a belt strap. The hobble comprises a snap hook attached to one extreme of a hobble strap, and a hobble alligator clip attached to an opposite extreme of the hobble strap. The method includes the steps of placing a prisoner on his side, tightening the hobble around his ankles, tightening the belt around his waist, attaching the hobble to the belt by passing the extreme of the hobble strap through the belt D-ring and attaching the snap hook to the hobble alligator clip, and leaving the prisoner seated on a surface with his legs resting on the surface in front of him.