LVH-Cedar Crest cited by state for using pepper spray against violent patient in incident that highlights hospital security concerns

LVH-Cedar Crest cited by state for using pepper spray against violent patient in incident that highlights hospital security concerns ...

Pepper spray would be easier to get under NY bill: ‘Very simple non-lethal safety measure’

ALBANY – New York’s baffling laws restricting the sale of pepper spray would be loosened under a bipartisan measure being pushed by pols in Albany. Despite fears about crime in New York, state law ...

Police Use Of Pepper Spray At Hawaiʻi School Boosts Calls For Counselors

Some community members say the incident at a Kapolei Middle School underscores the need for behavioral health staff at the ...

Pepper gel use at Tewksbury Hospital prompts controversial security overhaul

A violent confrontation at Tewksbury Hospital raised questions about how to care for patients from the state's criminal ...

Police chief raises alarm about new security protocols at Tewksbury State Hospital

A new ban on the use of defensive tools by security staff at a state hospital puts police, hospital workers, patients and the ...
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Officer on leave for using pepper spray during girls brawl at LA County juvenile facility

A Los Angeles County probation officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation for carrying and using pepper spray during a ...
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Voices: Using pepper spray in youth prisons is not a solution – it’s a failure

Last year, the Howard League for Penal Reform began receiving calls about children incarcerated in English prisons who had been sprayed in the eyes by prison officers armed with a new kind of ...