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weeks at a time. Jackson County Jail administrator John Sullivan said he was investigating the complaints, but insisted there was no pattern of
racism or abuse in the 300-bed jail, which has housed thousands of INS detainees since 1992. Reuters 7/31/98; Boston Globe 8/2/98
305. For example, that of Scott Norberg, an inmate at Madison Street Jail in Arizona, USA who reportedly died in prison on 1 June 1996 as a result
of asphyxia, when detention officers who had intervened because of his alleged disruptive behaviour tried to overcome his resistance. The autopsy
report was said to indicate that he had numerous contusions and lacerations to his head, face, neck and limbs as well as burn marks resulting from
the use of a stun gun on various parts of his body. FromQuestion of the Human Rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or
imprisonment, in particular: torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Nigel
S. Rodley, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/38. Addendum. 24 December 1997. E/CN.4/1998/38/Add.1
306. Amnesty International (1997) Arming the Torturers - Electro-shock torture and the spread of Stun Technology. ACT 40/01/97. March.
307. Frechette,A., Rimsza, M.E. (1992) Stun Gun Injury: A new presentation of the Battered Child Syndrome. Pediatrics. May. Vol 89. No 5. p898-
901. Which identified how medical and social workers were under-recognising the effects of child abuse using stun guns. The authors highlighted
that )the signs of such abuse are often subtle, and that they may currently be under-recognized. The skin lesions that are often seen are
hypopigmented circular macules, measuring approx 0.5cm in diameter. They may be raised slightly and erythematous if inflicted recently. Most
characteristic of stun gun assault is pairing of lesions approx 5cm apart). The authors were of the opinion that )...Unfortunately, as well suited as
they may be for self-protection, they are also very well suited for a form of assault on children which may be difficult to detect. Abusers have ready
access to these devices and, because they are extolled as safe, may appear to provide an attractive method of gaining control over children or
inflicting severe punishment. There have been some highly publicised cases involving interrogation and torture of adults with stun guns, but we can
find no reports of stun gun abuse in children. Given the subtlety of physical findings resulting from a stun gun assault, these cases may be underrecognized
currently.( and the authors concluded that: )It is our hope that a better understanding of stun guns and the patterns of injury they may
produce will result in an increased awareness of this type of abuse(.
308. For an extended discussion of the background see for example Toffler A., & Toffler H., (1994) War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of
the 21 st . Century, Little Brown & Co., London.
309.Morris J., And Morris C., (1990) Non-Lethality: A global strategy, Morris & Morris, West Hyannisport, MA.
310.Ibid.
311.Alexander J.B., Groller, R., & Morris, J., (1990), The Warriors Edge, USA.
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