Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stand by as they check the documentation of a construction worker during a random stop in Minneapolis on Jan. 9 ICE has awarded a $16.7 million no-bid contract to Compliant Technologies for 6,000 shock gloves to be used to detain people by force. File Photo by Craig Lassig/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million no-bid contract to Compliant Technologies for 6,000 shock gloves to be used to detain people by force.
The agency is ordering the product Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, or GLOVE, a glove that delivers an electrical current when contacting a person's skin. The gloves cost $2,495 each, the contract published on a federal database on Thursday reads.
ICE said it "requires a non-lethal, de-escalation device" to "diffuse situations or high-stress environments where physical altercations are likely."
Along with the gloves, the contract also grants ICE support and equipment services from Compliant Technologies.
