These devices have been referred to as stun belts, shock belts or stun cuffs. Some of the devices, which are used to restrain inmates, are strapped to the ankle and others around the torso.

The stun belt works in some ways like a shock collar used to train dogs. It delivers an eight-second, 50,000-volt shock to the person wearing it, which immobilizes him so that bailiffs can swiftly ...

Officers get shot with stun gun The new stun guns activate the charge once the anchors contact the body of the suspect, firing an electric shock for five seconds before the device automatically ...

We do not believe that trial judges can use stun belts to enforce decorum," Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez wrote in the appeal court's ruling, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.