ICE quietly relaxes ban on using stun guns on jailed detainees

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June 2, 2010
Sasha Aslanian - Reporter, Salaad Mahamed - Interviewee, Greg Wiley - Interviewee, Gillian Brigham - Interviewee, Jim Franklin - Interviewee, Helen Harnett - Interviewee, Bill Wareham - Editor, Mike Edgerly - Senior Editor
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MPR’s Sasha Aslanian reports on Sherburne County Sheriff's deputy use of a stun gun on a detained immigrant and the federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency’s relaxation of policy against the use of stun guns on detainees. 

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2010 NBNA Eric Sevareid Award, award of merit in Investigative - Large Market Radio category

2010 IRE Award Certificate, finalist in Radio category

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