Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to equip its officers with specialized gloves capable of delivering an electric shock to help subdue violent or resisting suspects.
According to a Department of Homeland Security notice reported by the Associated Press, ICE plans to spend up to $20 million purchasing thousands of the devices for deployment early next year.
Known as the G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter) the technology is manufactured by Kentucky-based Compliant Technologies and has already been used by some police departments and correctional facilities.
The equipment functions as an ordinary pair of patrol gloves until an officer activates its electrical capability.
The glove must make direct contact with a person’s skin to deliver a brief but painful electrical stimulus designed to gain compliance.
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