Less Lethal
Less-lethal options are critical tools for correctional officers to manage situations safely without resorting to deadly force. This directory provides articles and resources on the use, training, and effectiveness of less-lethal weapons and techniques, such as tasers, pepper spray, and rubber bullets. Understanding less-lethal options helps ensure that officers can control incidents while minimizing harm to inmates and staff. For further insights, explore our section on Defensive Tactics.
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The incident is among a stream of violent clashes at the prison since a court order requiring a reduction in the use of pepper spray and solitary confinement
Correctional officers fired 19 bullets from semi-automatic rifles and three hard foam rounds to break up the melee
With a violent ex-con threatening a federal prosecutor, the U.S. Marshals Service is making a rare request to outfit him with a shock belt during his upcoming trial
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Those who knew the inmate growing up said he ‘never had a chance’
Currently, they can only charge people with misdemeanor disorderly conduct for the act
State prison officials proposed an elaborate new execution procedure in an attempt to resolve a decade of legal battles
The ultimate purpose of less lethal weapons is to successfully disorient, distract and incapacitate threats
Authorities have refused to provide details about what led up to the death of the inmate
They were charged in the January death of Mathew Ajibade, who was found dead in a cell hours after being arrested on a domestic violence charge
New ‘use of force’ policy that requires them to use chemical agents before any other restraint method
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BOP is expanding 2.5-year-old program to include workers at all 47 medium-security prisons and all five medical facilities
A combative inmate forced a deputy to deploy his less lethal weapon
A Maryland federal court case alleging excessive force by prison guards against an inmate has been revived by an appeals court
Grant County detention officers used pepper spray to subdue eight inmates during a confrontation in the jail
The Kentucky State Police are investigating the escape of a Mayfield man who was on home incarceration
A Racine County Jail inmate has been ordered to take a psychological evaluation after attacking jail staff to the point of needing to be TASERed
Assaults on prison employees have dropped significantly since corrections officers began carrying Tasers in 2011
A Maine prison inmate who was pepper-sprayed while restrained and then not allowed to wash his face for more than 20 minutes has sued the officer who sprayed him
The Reno County Jail is purchasing less lethal ammunition to better protect inmates and staff
Corrections officers were forced to deploy pepper spray and fire a warning shot to break up an inmate altercation
The use of tear gas, pepper spray, guns and physical restraint is on the rise in Canada’s prisons to defuse violence
The high court refused to hear appeals from police in Hawaii and Washington, or people who got stun-gunned by officers
Authorities are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man who was shot with a stun gun by a city police officer after reportedly escaping custody
Officer’s use of a stun gun on a child resulted in the shutdown of a village police force
Three COs were slightly injured when inmates began fighting and one inmate had to be shocked with a Taser
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