Staffers in Washington's only women's prison repeatedly used excessive force, according to a report from the state's Office ...

The Defender LE OC product, more commonly known as “pepper spray,” was released earlier this year and is available in both MK ...

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The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office is replacing its deputies’ pepper spray with tasers, about 100 have been trained so far. Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mother and keeper of his legacy ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office is replacing its deputies’ pepper spray with tasers. It allowed reporters to observe the one-day certification course Friday, which included ...

Recurring misuse of pepper spray is one of several problems being investigated at the state’s juvenile detention centers by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

“He said, ‘We’re training to use pepper spray if there is an imminent threat to safety.’ And I said, ‘Well, it looks we have some misconceptions at that particular facility, ...

Bear spray, especially at close range where most attacks occur, is more reliable than a speeding bullet and extremely effective in thwarting a grizzly charging at 35 miles (56 kilometers) an hour ...

Herald-Leader investigation: State records show 18 serious acts of misconduct at Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice in first four months of 2024.

Pepper spray still used every day in LA County juvenile halls, despite supervisors’ orders to stop The county public defender says the chemical irritant ‘inflicts pain and suffering on our ...

The training involves the release of CS, the abbreviation for the compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile, which is a chemical in tear gas, and OC gas, which is pepper spray.