ICE to purchase thousands of electric-shock gloves

CBC — Aug 28, 12:01 PM

A man with a goattee in glasses holds up a gloved hand to the camera. https://i.cbc.ca/ais/8b7ddba3-9f77-44bc-a3d9-2f1977b10e5b,1787910830702/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3000%2C1687%29%3B" title="Nelson County, Ky., jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Bardstown, Ky. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)" width="620" />

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.

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