The weapon used by prison staff on Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex inmates last year was the Taser 7, an electric stun gun produced by Axon, with headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. Some facts ...

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LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped "I can't breathe" seconds before another officer ...

Law enforcement agencies across the country started using Tasers and similar weapons about three decades ago. The still-evolving technology quickly reduced injuries among officers and subjects, ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif (KGO) -- The Marin County Sheriff's office says it does not take lightly decisions to use force and that its deputies through "an extensive amount ...