SAN JOSE — A coalition of South Bay activists rallied outside the Santa Clara County Main Jail and Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning against the proposed expansion of a program that would extend the use of stun guns in the jail.

The protest was set to coincide with a Board of Supervisors vote on whether to expand an existing pilot program that purchased 75 stun guns for deputies and correctional officers to purchase 1,400 stun guns, according to a press release from the Coalition for Justice and Accountability, the group of organizations pushing against the ordinance.

“The community is demanding the video footage of the tasering of 9 inmates, their medical records and the corresponding use of force reports,” Aram James, co-chair of CJA, said in a press release. “Without access

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