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Mississippi Capitol Police Changes Rules on Use of Force After String of Shootings

After 17 years, use-of-force policies have been updated after four people were shot by the Mississippi Capitol Police in the first few months of an expanded crime-suppression mission in the city of Jackson.  Although a significant improvement over the prior, outdated policies, the new policies do not contain de-escalation techniques or a ban on chokeholds.  

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-capitol-police-changes-use-force-shootings-rcna91342