Records show Vermont State Police troopers fired electronic stun guns 10 times in past 18 months at people threatening suicide or at others experiencing a mental health crisis. State police say the weapons were deployed a total of 50 times …
Mental health advocates and civil libertarians are calling for a moratorium on police use of stun guns in Vermont following the death of man last week. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mental Health Law Project at Vermont Legal …
The Ohio county that includes Columbus has agreed to pay a total of $40,000 to two inmates who said jailers went too far in shocking them with stun guns. Tuesday’s settlements come months after Franklin County agreed to dramatically reduce …