More than 40 sector organisations have condemned the government’s expansion of the use of PAVA – an incapacitant spray used legally in adult prisons – into young offender institutions (YOIs). Justice ...

“We cannot allow the system that failed Pava to continue,” her father, Frank LaPere, said in emotional testimony Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee in Annapolis. “This loss is ...

Two police officers joked about using a full can of Pava spray on a 92-year-old care ... pepper spray before being shot by a Taser (IOPC/PA) (PA Media) Prosecutors say the force used against ...