# ICE plans to use electric-shock gloves causing intense pain

> ICE's $16.7m electric-shock gloves cause intense pain in military tests.
- Title: ICE plans to use electric-shock gloves causing intense pain
- Summary: ICE's $16.7m electric-shock gloves cause intense pain in military tests. ICE's electric-shock gloves, tested in military exercises, caused immediate…
- Keywords: ice, electric-shock-gloves, military-exercise, compliant-technologies, fort-leavenworth, biden-administration, taser, kentucky-jail, american-oversee, news, world, plans
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/electric-shock-gloves-ice-intense-pain
- Author: Guardian staff and agency
- Published: 2026-10-07T12:30:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ice, electric-shock-gloves, military-exercise, compliant-technologies, fort-leavenworth, biden-administration, taser, kentucky-jail, american-oversee, news, world
## ICE signs $16.7m contract
Immigration enforcement agency signed a $16.7m deal for 6,000 electric-shock gloves.
## Military study shows intense pain
Army exercise found participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately, and feared additional shocks.
## Gloves cause immediate compliance
Participants stated seeing the gloves made them want to comply without resistance.
## Gloves manufactured by Compliant Technologies
G.L.O.V.E. gloves, made by Compliant Technologies, a company owned by military veterans in Kentucky.
## Death in Kentucky jail
A 43-year-old man died after allegedly being shocked 40 times in a Kentucky county jail.
## ICE claims safety benefits
ICE calls gloves 'distraction and de-escalation devices' that keep officers safer than other non-lethal options.
## Critics warn of abuse
Critics say the gloves risk intimidating and brutalizing people as ICE faces excessive force complaints.
## Key takeaway

ICE's electric-shock gloves, tested in military exercises, caused immediate compliance and intense pain in participants, prompting safety concerns.