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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

  • ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to buy thousands of G.L.O.V.E. shock-delivering gloves by March, potentially via a no-bid contract.
  • Civil-rights groups warn the devices could be easily misused and say ICE already lacks sufficient oversight, raising alarm.
  • The manufacturer and some supporters say the gloves are training-certified, used in jails to quickly gain compliance, and intended for limited situations.
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