DHS policy on use-of-force says it "must be objectively reasonable," can't be used to stop one fleeing without serious threat

As conflicting accounts about what happened in Minneapolis swirl, state and federal investigators are now taking a closer ...
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'Unnecessary' use of force, policy violations found in women's prison investigation

Investigators said they found at least four policy violations at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, involving improper use of pepper spray, delayed response to a suicide ...
The New York Times

Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows

As frustrations among corrections officers mount, abusive treatment of inmates is rising and becoming more vicious, records and interviews show. By Jan Ransom and Bianca Pallaro The reporters analyzed ...

Are federal immigration agents held to same use-of-force rules as local police?

After an ICE agent fired shots during an arrest in St. Paul, experts explain how federal and local use-of-force rules compare.
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National Guard memo: Use of force 'last resort,' avoid striking officers at NY prisons

The New York National Guard has provided guidance to more than 3,500 members who will be deployed to prisons, including Auburn Correctional Facility, affected by the correction officer strike that ...
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'Unnecessary' use of force, policy violations found in Washington women's prison investigation

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Investigators said they found at least four policy violations at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, involving improper use of pepper spray, delayed response to ...