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• Tech aiding contraband detection, COVID protection at Pa. prison

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  Converting postal mail into electronic communications is proving a lifesaver for Butler County Prison

• Inmate tablets generating revenue, incentivizing good behavior, warden says

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  The county prison board in April approved inmate use of about 350 tablet computers the prison received as part of a 2017 telecommunications contract

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  3 must-have functions of a digital evidence management system in corrections

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  The right DEMS can improve the management and sharing of critical evidence, including bodycam video, for more successful investigations

• Pa. COs serve meal, donate clothes to veterans

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  Two dozen DOC employees cooked and served a hot meal to about 40 local veterans, in addition to donating clothes, food and toiletries

• Pa. DOC catches flack for inmate mail policy

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  Under a new policy, state prison inmates receive copies of mail after it is processed by the DOC, which some say violates inmates' civil rights

• Pa. COs get raise in new contract

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  The contract calls for a 40-cent raise retroactive to Nov. 1, and a 75-cent raise for both 2019 and 2020

• Pa. prisons repeal restrictive book policy

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  The prohibition was part of a wide-ranging security crackdown meant to eliminate drug smuggling into the prisons, in particular K2

• Pa. corrections official: $15M plan to stem drug flow is working

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  Some state lawmakers are planning to challenge the initiatives, which include barring book donations and photocopying mail

• Pa. prison officials prepare for mass inmate transfer

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  Nearly 160 Northumberland County inmates will move to a new facility about six miles away

• Synthetic marijuana sickens Pa. CO

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  Officials believe the "clear, liquefied" drug entered the facility on paper

• Pa. inmates face charges for attacking another inmate with piece of metal

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  Police say the inmate was led to the shower area where he was cut and punched

• 3 COs at Pa. prison hospitalized after contact with unknown substance

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  Reports say employees started to feel ill after opening cell doors to find inmates smoking substance

• Pa. DOC: Drugs sickening staff, inmates are entering through mail

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  A statewide lockdown started Wednesday is being used to train staff on how to handle suspected drugs

• Pa. DOC announces lockdown of all state correctional facilities

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  Staff required to use protective gear, gloves

• Smuggled K2 drug turning Pa. inmates violent

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  Prison officials say substance has contributed to rise in inmate-on-inmate and inmate-on-staff assaults

• Pa. jail probes possible attempt to escape through glass block window

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  Staff will review surveillance video to determine if attempted hole was an escape attempt or contraband smuggling attetmpt

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