Corrections Communications News & Articles

Pryme releases new headsets, mics for dispatchers

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Pryme radio products have released a new line of headphones, accessories and mics for law enforcement

Motorola introduces Real-Time Crime Center software

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Software integrates video, CAD and more to increase situational awareness

5 wearable tech trends for COs

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Off-the-shelf wearable technologies connect COs to data.

The 'paper' PC: A tablet fit for your squad room?

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Plastic Logic demonstrated the PaperTab — a computer no thicker than a floppy sheet of plastic — at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year

Video a better alternative for prison communication

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Video teleconferencing cuts costs for all involved

NC jail goes high-tech for inmate visits

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First center in the state to use an online video system for people visiting inmates

Calif. prisons object to expanding media access to inmates

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Officials said it would cost too much money to facilitate interviews

Inmates' families protest call rates in Mass.

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The families have asked the department to investigate what they say are excessive telephone rates and poor quality phone service in state prisons and county jails

Tenn. jail plans visitation via video

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County contracts for system to avoid contact, contraband

Throwable SWAT robot aids in special operations

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Users can locate suspects, confirm presence of hostages or determine a building's layout

Illegal prison cellphones being disabled in US

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The deal with Global Tel Link addresses the growing problem of cell phones within America's largest prison system,

Video visits for Ill. inmates

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The contract with Telmate of Ontario, Ore., calls for video conferencing equipment to be installed in each of the 17 inmate housing units

Texas county stops recording inmate-attorney phone calls

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Recordings warn inmates and recipients of their calls that the conversations are recorded

Mom charged in NY death fights jail call recording

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Phones at the city's Rikers Island jail complex have signs and play messages warning inmates that their calls can be monitored and recorded

Ill. looking to crack down on inmates' cell phones

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Officials are worried about inmates who successfully smuggle cell phones into their cells

Inmates in private Ga. prison charged $5 per minute for phone calls

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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

Tenn. sheriff seeks videoconferencing in jail

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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

Calif. Gov. Brown signs bill banning cell phones in prisons

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Gov. says will help "break up an expanding criminal network" that uses contraband cell phones to organize crime from behind bars

In-cell phones possible for UK inmates

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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

AT&T wants to expand 4G service atop jail

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Company s hoping to expand its 4G broadband-coverage in the area and since the jail is the county's tallest building, it was a natural fit

Motorola: Split won’t negatively impact public safety

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Company says the announced split of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Inc. means improved research and development and better products for the public safety market