Hidden in the logs, we found a story of excessive Taser use in Mississippi that had gone unnoticed for years. Officers are supposed to avoid shocking anyone for longer than 15 seconds during an ...

A Taser is a less-lethal, single-shot self-defence weapon used by trained police officers to temporarily incapacitate a violent or potentially violent person, who poses a danger to themselves or other ...

Action News Investigates asked new warden Trevor Wingard about the high incidence of Taser use. “I’m certainly going to look at why they’re using [Tasers] more than any other facility in the ...