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Patricia Ragan and her father, Rodrigo Arreola, hold a photo of her brother, Hector Arreola, outside of Rodrigo Arreola's home on April 11, 2023, in Columbus, Ga. The cause of Hector Arreola's death was changed from an accident to homicide caused by "sudden cardiac death following struggle with law enforcement including prone position restraint complicating acute methamphetamine toxicity.'' In 2021, his family was awarded $500,000 in damages in a settlement with the city of Columbus. (Eve Sampson/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism via AP)

Georgia requires less basic training for new police officers than any state but Hawaii

Georgia requires fewer hours of basic training for law enforcement officers than any state but Hawaii. With this training, new officers enter unpredictable and dangerous situations where they must make quick decisions under stress.

Keyana Gaines and her husband, Kenyatta Crawford, stand near a photo of Gaines’ son, Jermaine Jones, at their home in Augusta, Georgia, on April 16, 2023. (Photo by Paige Maizes/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)

Lethal Restraint

Georgia mandated training for police on stun gun use, but hasn’t funded it

Jermaine Jones Jr. was one of at least 30 people in Georgia who died during encounters with police that did not involve firearms from 2012 through 2021. In 20 of those cases, officers used stun guns.

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Anthony Timpa, Austin Hunter Turner, Carl Grant, Damien Alvarado, Delbert McNiel and Demetrio Jackson; second row from left, Drew Edwards, Evan Terhune, Giovani Berne, Glenn Ybanez, Ivan Gutzalenko and Mario Clark; bottom row from left, Michael Guillory, Robbin McNeely, Seth Lucas, Steven Bradley Beasley, Taylor Ware and Terrell “Al” Clark. Each died after separate encounters with police in which officers used force that is not supposed to be deadly. (AP Photo)

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Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill? This three-year investigation by the Associated Press, FRONTLINE (PBS) and The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University has answers.