COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Justice Department says jailers in a central Ohio county regularly break the law and violate inmates' civil rights with excessive stun-gun use.
U.S. officials say Franklin County deputies use stun guns to subdue inmates who aren't acting up and regularly shock inmates who are naked or restrained and for minor rule violations. The county includes Columbus.
The Justice Department's Wednesday filing in U.S. District Court in Columbus also alleges jailers routinely use stun guns on inmates who are disabled, pregnant or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The government wants to join a lawsuit against Franklin County brought last summer by a legal rights group.
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