Communications
The Communications topic provides news, analysis, tips and info on issues such as interoperability, the 700 MHz public safety broadband spectrum, and wireless communications devices.
Maximizing the power of response vehicles
Speech-to-text technology scans incoming and outgoing calls for the state’s 80,000 inmates with automatic searching for select keywords
The American Rescue Plan funds allocation will provide every CO with a panic button-equipped portable radio
The largest players in the prison pay phone industry say the new inmate phone caps will have a “devastating” effect on their business
These concepts may seem simple, but we sometimes lose sight of them in the daily thrash
Taft Correctional Institution’s voice mail box was full so the woman could neither leave a message or talk to someone
The inmates who participated in the incident have lost their video visitation privileges for at least two weeks
The threats were graphic and specific, peppered with foul language
Official: “Using interactive video conference technology will help us save money, operate more efficiently and improve security at the court”
Commissioners OK purchase on Dec. 11.The $160,417 expense will be paid for out of the 2012 budget
Nicholas Harris confessed the killing in text messages and phone conversations with his now ex-girlfriend
The deal with Global Tel Link addresses the growing problem of cell phones within America’s largest prison system,
Another TV reporter sent an email to the prison, and an employee then passed it along to the inmate
Legal debate over the extent to which inmates should be allowed to communicate through the use of social networking websites has surfaced in several states
Phones at the city’s Rikers Island jail complex have signs and play messages warning inmates that their calls can be monitored and recorded
Judge said she planned to deny a petition filed by several inmates over the ban enacted more than a year ago
Inmate argues he’s no more dangerous than some of the other killers on death row who get to talk to their loved ones face to face
Relatives and representatives of those detained at Stewart find it nearly impossible to visit or communicate with the inmate, that is if they even know that he or she is being held there
The new technology would allow deputies to monitor and record calls between inmates and visitors and reduce the personal contact that might allow the transfer of illicit materials
Local paper reported Sunday that it had acquired a letter that Steven Hayes allegedly wrote from prison
Staff members at the Shawnee County Jail have recorded prisoner calls for at least 10 years
A number of jails are being considered for a pilot scheme in which inmates will be able to make outgoing calls from the landlines, rather than communal phones on landings
Visitation records for the Orange County Jail show that Anthony was notified Friday morning of a video visit request from her mother, Cindy Anthony
Although prison officials have long battled illegal cell phones, smart phones have changed the game
Company says the announced split of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Inc. means improved research and development and better products for the public safety market
An anonymous, twentysomething blogger is giving an inside view of Mexico’s raging drug war
Why it is important and how we can utilize it
The CopLogic program allows people to file their own crime reports
The Texas Department of Public Safety has instituted a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders program
Eliminated need to travel to parole board hearings
Interpol is hoping that social networking sites prove a fruitful tool for the 26 fugitives on its new public list
Detained suspect was investigated after another jail inmate received threatening letters
