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 ...

Electric shocks were only the beginning. On Tuesday, a former student told lawmakers the abuse at a Canton facility runs far deeper — with an advocate sharing similar accounts from others, including ...

Regulators seeking to end the use of electric shock devices on people with disabilities have been swept into the government upheaval under President Trump. By Rachel Nostrant Photographs by Kayana ...

With the Food and Drug Administration poised to again ban the use of electric shock devices on people with developmental disabilities, advocates are warning that some in Congress are quietly trying to ...

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 ...