WASHINGTON — Pepper spray could become permanently legal to buy and use in D.C. under a new crime bill. Introduced by DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto on Wednesday, the Secure Omnibus includes provisions ...

The Correction Department uses pepper spray disproportionately on mentally ill detainees when they are passively not following orders, are arguing or trying to hang themselves, a Board of Correction ...

San Diego County supervisors voted Tuesday to explore phasing out pepper spray in local juvenile detention facilities, citing concerns that probation officers use the chemical agent instead of trying ...

When Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall reopened in July 2023, probation officers arriving for their first shifts were forced to surrender the pepper spray canisters they had relied on to combat fights and ...

From Monday, September 1, Northern Territory residents can buy and use pepper spray or oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray for personal protection in a 12-month trial by the Northern Territory government.

New Jersey has numerous laws regarding weapons and what classifies them as illegal. Different types of guns, explosives and other firearms are banned in specific state laws. What about pepper spray?

A pepper spray incident at Little Rock’s largest school two months ago sparked a heated discussion Thursday between the school board and law enforcement. The confrontation between the Little Rock ...

Police officers stationed at Little Rock Central High School used pepper spray to break up a fight on Aug. 13, the third day of the new school year. Onlooking students were caught in the cloud, ...