Corrections Products Articles

• Inmate management: What they don't teach you in the academy (eBook)

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  In this eBook, we review key strategies correctional officers can immediately implement to ensure they are running their facility

• New video visitation program allows Fla. county inmates to read with children

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  Launched in collaboration with a local library, the program aims to connect families and instill a love of reading

• The return of a favorite TV show gets this LEO family talking

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  Watching ‘COPS’ together is more than a welcome mental getaway – it sparks important conversations about what it means to be a first responder

• Calif. county to ban non-legal mail delivery to inmates

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  The remaining mail items will be sent to a contracted vendor to be screened and digitally scanned

• Prison systems adding body-worn cameras to security plans

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  One COs union is skeptical of the cameras, saying the money could be better spent on hiring more officers

• Something interesting showed up on body scan of Ala. inmate

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  “Yes, we have just as many questions as you do,” the sheriff’s department said in a Facebook post

• The true cost of contraband

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  A corrupt officer has a price! An honest officer has integrity

• N.C. to change way mail gets to inmates starting in October

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  Disciplinary infractions for substance use by offenders dropped by 50% the year after a pilot began using TextBehind

• Drug-soaked letters lead to electronic mail policy at Ga. jail

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  People have gone to great lengths to get drugs into the facility, but the sheriff's office is gaining the upper hand

• Indiana DOC uses software to reduce prison assaults

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  IDOC implemented the predictive analytic tech following a series of severe assaults on staff

• Spotlight: Security Equipment Corporation dominates the world of defense sprays

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  SABRE Crossfire continues to be the leading pepper spray, used by law enforcement and civilians in over 50 countries — but that's just one of their product lines

• Spotlight: Aimpoint's red dot sighting technology delivers speed, accuracy and reliability

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  The company's products are known for their long battery life, durability and intuitive features designed for ease-of-use when it counts

• Tate introduces Secure Video Visitation Booth for correctional facilities

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  With so many facilities once again restricting in-person visitation, Tate's SVVB offers a safe alternative

• Concerns raised over contracts meant to help Pa. jail end solitary confinement

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  The contracts will provide lessons for COs on using less lethal weapons to restrain inmates

• The future has arrived for correctional officer communications

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  Bringing the “connected officer” concept to life requires strategic thinking and thoughtful planning

• More Calif. COs to wear body cameras through new oversight measures

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  The state budget includes $90.6 million in funds aimed at installing fixed security and body-worn cameras at five facilities

• How these correctional cleaning products are put to the test

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  Briarwood Products makes sure its tough but flexible cleaning products, designed specifically for use in correctional facilities, are up to the job

• New body scanner keeping drugs, contraband out of Maine jail

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  Before the body scanner, staff was required to pat down new inmates with their hands

• FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones

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  The move stops short of addressing out-and-out cell signal jamming

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

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  Multiple screening steps and checkpoints, combined with varied screening technology, will help thwart smuggling into your facility to keep officers and inmates safer

• On-Demand explainer webinar: Deliver public safety services more efficiently and improve cybersecurity on the cloud

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  Discover the best security postures with high levels of availability and reliability

• Coping with the never-ending evolution of inmate weapons

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  Inmates are adept at turning whatever materials are at hand into improvised weapons – the ongoing challenge for corrections officials is to detect these weapons

• How one tool helps COs screen mail for illicit drugs quickly and safely

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  ChemImage’s VeroVision Mail Screener provides a reliable, non-destructive, efficient approach to detecting illicit drugs in the mail quickly and safely

• Using protective equipment for safer cell extractions

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  Protective gear can help to reduce injury, increase officer confidence and lead to lower levels of force used

• How this new gel/antidote combo provides a better less-lethal tool

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  Reflex Protect Presidia Gel doesn’t spread once sprayed, and its effects can be easily reversed once compliance is achieved for quicker relief to the subject and a quicker return to duty for the officer

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