In hopes of getting the help she needed, a Massachusetts woman was sent to the Judge Rotenberg Center — known for using electric shock devices — to finish high school. Instead, Krista Cormier left ...

After years of litigation, the FDA on Thursday issued a ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices (ESDs) — devices that were used to issue electrical shocks to the wearer in the hopes of changing behavior ...

With the White House set to change hands, nearly 200 advocacy groups are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to finalize a ban on the use of devices that administer electric shocks to address ...

With a sign in hand, a 16-year-old autistic Massachusetts resident stood along a busy Canton road just outside a facility still using electric shock devices on people like him. “This is a cause I care ...

Amnesty International called for a global legally binding treaty to regulate the production of electric shock equipment, in a report published on Thursday. The report documents the widespread practice ...