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| Facility installing stun fence |
| By The Northwestern |
| Published: 10/20/2008 |
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WISCONSIN - Oshkosh Correctional Institution, along with other correctional facilities in the state, is installing an electrified fence as part of a security upgrade. Stun fences" are being installed at 13 medium and maximum security correctional facilities in Wisconsin. The perimeter fences, which are part of a $4 million project that was approved by the state Building Commission in 2005, have a non-lethal stunning mechanism that is designed to prevent inmates from escaping. The standard fence, which is electrified by attached stun fence equipment, provides a non-lethal electric current that will repel or knock down an inmate or intruder before they can reach the razor wire, Wisconsin Department of Corrections spokesman John Dipko said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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