Corrections Less Lethal News & Articles

• 5 Okla. COs attacked by multiple inmates

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  All five officers were treated and released

• 6 Calif. COs injured during prison riot

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  Nearly 30 prisoners began punching and kicking COs and hurled food trays or broke them over staff's heads

• Riot breaks out at Calif. prison

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  Officials said an inmate fight in the rec yard turned into a riot involving 125 inmates

• Juvenile Wis. inmates file lawsuit over conditions

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  They alleged officials used pepper spray excessively and kept juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks or months at a time

• The safety problems of walking an active mess hall (and how to solve them)

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  Walking a mess hall is a primitive practice that exposes staff members at their most vulnerable to a population of inmates at their greatest strength

• Deputies use shock vests on Fla. murder suspects to block potential escape

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  Deputies outfitted murder suspects Brian Javon Brown and Christian Eberhardt with special vests that COs can use to hit their bodies with electric current

• OC vapor: Another tool in the corrections toolbox

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  Non-flammable OC vapor is designed to primarily affect a person’s respiratory system

• 5 common non-lethal tools for the correctional officer

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  The ultimate purpose of less lethal weapons is to successfully disorient, distract and incapacitate threats

• A true takedown device: How the Stun-Cuff wireless prisoner control device makes transport safer

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  Learn how the Stun-Cuff wireless prisoner control device can make COs’ jobs safer during prisoner transport

• Kan. county jail to begin using less lethal ammo

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  The Reno County Jail is purchasing less lethal ammunition to better protect inmates and staff

• "Behave yourself": Mich. county acquires stun vests for court visits

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  Stun vest promises safety for court officials, attorneys and corrections officers

• Spotlight: Nova Security Group’s less-lethal electronics offer humane, safe solutions

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  Nova Security Group offers law enforcement an affordable electronic weapon for self-protection

• Study: TASER hits to chest pose no extra danger

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  Taking a TASER hit to the chest is no more dangerous than to other body parts, a Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center study has found

• Better prepare for any attack with Shocknife

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  Training knife induces the stress necessary to give realistic edged weapon training

• Video: Congressman talks about OC spray bill

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  H.R. 1175 would authorize the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a pilot program to determine if routinely issuing pepper spray to staff is effective

• Top 10 corrections products: Readers weigh in

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  You told us about your favorite on-the-job product and why you love it

• New study urges caution with stun guns

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  Study found that most of the stun gun related deaths were caused by underlying health problems and other issues

• Dazer Laser is effective alternative to less-lethal tools

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  Laser Energetics’ laser optical distracter gives officers a solid method for suppression and control

• $2 million bail set Calif. inmate who assaulted officer in escape

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  In addition to the assault, the inmate held a preschool teacher hostage and fired a stolen gun at a hospital worker

• No serious injuries after Calif. inmates brawl

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  Guards used pepper spray to subdue the seven or eight inmates involved in the prison brawl

• Attacked California jail nurse dies

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  After faking a seizure, an inmate had struck the nurse with a lamp

• Taser Cams add accountability, protect officers

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  Sales brisk as agencies seek to document use of their stun guns

• Calif. inmate fakes seizure, hits nurse with lamp

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  Deputies used a TASER shock weapon to subdue the inmate, but he violently resisted and continued to fight

• 2 inmates shot as some 120 brawl at Calif. prison

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  Authorities say two inmates were shot and a dozen others injured as guards used pepper spray and gunfire to break up the brawl

• Calif. man demanding police officers to kill him incapacitated by TASER

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  The man, who was armed, had roughed up two people who were trying to keep him from allegedly assaulting his wife

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