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With fewer staff, rising populations, surveillance gaps and other safety challenges, today’s correctional facilities must do more with less. Technology can help. Axon’s 2026 AI in Corrections Trends Report offers a frontline look at how correctional professionals are thinking about AI not as a futuristic replacement for staff, but as a practical force multiplier for safer, more efficient operations.
Based on survey responses from more than 200 corrections professionals, the report identifies where AI can deliver the most immediate operational value. Officers want tools that can help detect incidents faster, reduce manual video review, translate in real time, support inmate counts, monitor blind spots and preserve human oversight at critical points.
Download the full report to learn:
- The AI-enabled features officers find most important.
- How language barriers affect daily operations and why real-time translation is valuable.
- The budget and integration hurdles agencies face as they move from hardware to workflows.
For public safety leaders evaluating the next generation of corrections technology, this report provides an officer-informed view of where AI can help now — and how to deploy it responsibly.