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| MI DOC spent about $107k on Tasers |
| By mlive.com - Danielle Salisbury |
| Published: 12/21/2011 |
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The Michigan Department of Corrections has purchased 100 Tasers at a cost of about $107,000 to put to use at five state prisons as part of a pilot program. By the first week in January, five to 10 staff members on each shift could be carrying the electroshock devices on their hips inside the facilities, said Edward Mize, department operations administrator. Mize said training began in early December and will be completed by next month. Wardens selected the employees who would receive the instruction. “We targeted the staff members responsible for immediate response to an assault or fight within the facility,” Mize said. In addition to the cost of the Tasers, the department spent about $15,000 on training equipment, Mize said. In total, the implementation of the devices cost about $125,000. Mize said the money did not come from a phone service fund, as some people thought. Prisoner phone rates were increased this year and the fund is to be used for security equipment, according to past reports. Tasers later might be purchased using money from the fund, Mize said. “We clearly would evaluate if that is something appropriate to use those funds for, yes.” If after a minimum of six months, the Tasers are deemed appropriate or affective at the five facilities, their use could be expanded across the state. Each device cost about $1,070 and every facility likely would need about 20, Mize said. As of January, there will be 32 open prisons in Michigan. Read More. |
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