Ohio Expanding Prison Taser Program After Trial Run

(ONN) – After a 90-day trial, the use of Tasers in Ohio’s prisons is expected to increase.

Ohio’s new prison Taser program is expanding after a trial run at a pair of facilities.

In May, the prison system director asked lawmakers for extra money to put Tasers in every prison.

At the time, the state was only days into testing them at a single facility.

Now, a new report shows what happened during that 90-day trial.

More than 600 staff members were trained with use of force incidents at the prisons dropping by half during that time.