Corrections Products Articles

• Council OKs purchase of 5,000 'suicide blankets' for Pa. correctional facility

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  Purchase comes after a couple of deaths occurred at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility earlier this year

• Uninvested prison canteen money to start earning interest for Pa. county

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  Prison Board voted to invest the money with the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust for four months at an annual rate of 3.03%.

• Controversial half-billion dollar jail contract in Bay Area on the chopping block

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  Supervisors complained about the current design for the jail, which they say do not offer enough space for mental healthcare and re-entry services

• COVID tests at California prisons linked to ‘potential breach’ of visitors personal data

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  CDCR did not say how many people were affected, but said there is no indication that the data — which could include Social Security numbers, driver’s license information and other information — had been misused

• How to strike a balance between mail security and prisoners’ rights

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  The first step for prison officials is to have a clear view of the mail security vulnerabilities in their particular facility

• 4 reasons to stop neglecting your supplies tracking

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  Tracking supplies given can save lives, no matter the size of the object

• Reducing recidivism through corrections and workforce partnerships

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  States are making the investment to strengthen the bond between workforce agencies and state and local corrections entities

• How a ban on visitors impacted the smuggling of drugs into Fla. prisons

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  A report showed huge increase in drug seizures in 2020, despite lockdowns that allowed only attorneys and prison staff to access the facilities for much of year

• Why was NY rape suspect out of jail? Computer problems and human error, review says

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  Because of incompatible computer systems, a judge set a low bail for Walker not knowing he had recently been let out of jail before starting a seven-year prison sentence for burglary

• New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates

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  The change is being made to try to head off a trend of people soaking letters in drugs to smuggle them past authorities

• After breakouts, riot, Louisiana youth jail to get big security upgrade

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  The city-parish will use $2 million to install as many as 50 metal security doors throughout the facility, as well as upgrade the security camera system

• How to build a layered contraband detection strategy and why it matters (eBook)

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  Learn why a layered screening strategy is so important and how it can help your facility plug holes

• N.C. Sheriff makes appeal for a new jail

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  "I'm afraid someone is going to get hurt or killed on my watch. I don't want to get sued. If I get sued, you all will get sued."

• With Wisc. jail $10 million over budget, board's Black Caucus unveils new plan

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  The Caucus wants to send jail inmates with severe medical needs to local hospitals, build a smaller jail with fewer beds and call for other reforms to address the jail's extreme racial disparities

• Court weighs lawsuit over ties between ankle-monitoring firm, New Orleans judge

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  Two men say a former New Orleans judge forced them to use and pay for ankle monitors from ETOH, a company owned by the judge's former law partner

• Command presence in community corrections

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  Looking and acting the part begins with your very first interaction with clients

• Ohio county jail administrator has 11-point wish list for a new jail

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  After touring newly built jails, Cuyahoga County Jail Administrator Ronda Gibson has design ideas to improve inmate processing, housing and CO training areas

• As prison staff vacancy rate soars, officials propose surveillance wristbands, drones

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  Prison leaders added that adopting more advanced surveillance technology will not only curtail chronic shortages but also streamline information and communications for both inmates and staff

• 4 ways investing in a body scanner mitigates liability in corrections

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  Use of a body scanner will reduce the amount of contraband in your facility

• Inmate walks out of Colo. jail after sheriff’s deputies fail to put handcuffs back on

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  “We failed to put his handcuffs back on after he was scanned and he was able to walk out of the booking area and walk out of the building,” an official said

• Calif. Gov signs bill to track certain sexually violent offenders through GPS systems

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  AB 1641 will require such predators to be monitored while on a conditional release program from rehabilitation programs

• S.C. detention center equips emergency response team with CEW gloves

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  The G.L.O.V.E. has contact points on all five fingers that deliver an electrical charge when you touch a specific area of the body

• Technology in corrections: Increasing efficiency, enhancing safety and addressing officer retention

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  The advancements that technology management systems have to offer are too significant to be ignored

• On-Demand Webinar: Hidden in plain sight: See smuggled drugs and contraband in inmate legal mail, without opening it

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  View this webinar to learn real-life insights on how to maintain, protect, reduce and detect contraband

• How to boost your organization’s cybersecurity, including getting grant funding (infographic)

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  As ransomware and other attacks continue to threaten public safety organizations, here’s how to guard against these events

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