Corrections Products Articles

• Fla. DoC using AI to transcribe prisoner phone calls

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  Speech-to-text technology scans incoming and outgoing calls for the state's 80,000 inmates with automatic searching for select keywords

• 7 essential factors correctional agencies consider when evaluating new technology (infographic)

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  Here's what your peers place as a priority

• $700K radio purchase approved for Ind. jail, community corrections employees

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  The American Rescue Plan funds allocation will provide every CO with a panic button-equipped portable radio

• How law enforcement captured Danelo Cavalcante

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  The 2-week manhunt ended with the help of burglar alarm response, thermal imaging cameras and a Border Patrol K-9 named Yoda

• Drug detection is elementary for Fla. jail K-9s Holmes and Watson

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  The German Shorthaired Pointers and their handlers will detect drugs in Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jails and courthouse holding areas

• All Texas prisons on lockdown due to 'drug-related inmate homicides'

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  The rare lockdown in the nation's largest prison system, which comes during a heat wave, is happening as officials 'confront the root causes' of drug contraband and violence

• 'Sophistication' of drug smugglers thwarts Ore. mail scanning efforts

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  Assistant inspector general estimates DOC mailroom workers only catch about half of the drugs entering prisons through the mail

• Bridging the location gap: How public safety can ensure reliable wireless communication

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  From remote areas to emergency vehicles, agencies can count on consistent connectivity with cellular access

• Alex Murdaugh loses phone access after giving FOX News documentary interview

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  The former multi-millionaire attorney, who is serving two life sentences for murder, had his phone and canteen privileges suspended for 30 days

• Jail phone calls, video visits lead to 10-year prison sentence for Wash. fentanyl dealer

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  The investigation into the fentanyl dealing ring included several hundred phone calls and video visits made from a federal prison

• Ky. jail welcomes drug detection K-9

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  The Belgian Malinois is trained to detect meth, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, fentanyl, suboxone and LSD

• On-demand webinar: Custody transitions: Officer safety from intake through booking

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  Panelists will review the training required for officers to manage custody transitions, as well as highlight strategies to improve safety during this process

• Pa. county prison disinfecting cells, water pipes after Legionnaires' case

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  Former inmate tested positive for Legionnaires' disease two-days after transfer from county prison to state prison

• Fulton County Jail: 9 things to know

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  Sheriff Patrick Labat says the jail will follow "our normal practices” when former President Trump arrives for booking

• Pa. county prison buys fans to keep staff, inmates cool

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  COs are monitoring people inside the unairconditioned housing units for heat-related health problems

• Idaho jail's body scanner detects contraband on first day

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  Deputies found tobacco, meth, fentanyl and a syringe on an inmate returning from furlough

• Webinar: Blueprint for nonstop Wi-Fi and cellular access in emergency vehicles

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  Maximizing the power of response vehicles

• 'State-of-the-art criminal justice' center to expand opportunities for Pa. COs, police

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  Cambria County Prison, Laurel Highlands Region Police Crisis Intervention Team and the Cambria County Coroner's Office partner with community college

• How drone tracking can protect correctional facilities against airspace threats

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  Cloud-based drone monitoring solutions provide users with operator identification from the start of takeoff, as well as real-time monitoring of the current operator location

• Okla. sheriff to purchase body scanner to detect contraband

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  $173K purchase for Pittsburg County jail to be partially funded with American Rescue Plan Act funds

• From push broom to deadly weapon – how COs can protect themselves and others from inmate-created shanks

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  Replacing cleaning supplies with these tools can help boost facility safety

• On-demand webinar: How to win the war on contraband using the latest technology

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  Products designed to detect contraband in correctional facilities

• How an Ala. county jail is laying the groundwork for successful re-entry

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  New correctional technology gives facilities and residents the tools to prepare for successful re-entry while promoting facility and community safety

• Combatting contraband: How to prevent narcotics from breaching prison walls

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  This array of tools can help agencies cover all their bases

• The importance of early interdiction and vigilance in contraband detection

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  Spend your resources on contraband prevention early and save on the interest you’ll pay for response

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