Corrections Body Scanners News & Articles

• Body scanner installed at Rikers to check COs, staff for contraband

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  Visitors and detainees already go through body scanners, but officers and staff have only been required to pass through metal detectors

• Tenn. DOC adds body scanner tech for all entrants

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  Updated security protocol for all staff, visitors, volunteers and all other personnel began on January 1, 2023

• Top 10 bizarre contraband stories of 2022

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  Like any other year, it seems there’s just no limit to how far people will go for drugs, wireless devices, the chance to escape, or all of the above

• Investigation: Rikers Island COs contribute to flow of contraband into NYC jails

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  “If you get 2 pounds of weed, it’s safe to assume it didn’t come in through the visit floor.”

• COs 'in fear of safety' at Pa. county prison

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  12-year CO described violence, low morale and mandates at the facility that recently transitioned to county control

• Proposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire

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  Officials propose barring detainees from receiving packages from anyone other than vendors that ship directly to consumers

• 'People get creative': St. Louis jail officials address deaths, overdoses and more

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  Officials' solution to the spread of drugs and ODs within the jail is to seek funding for a new body scanner to monitor both detainees and staff

• SoCal jails fight fentanyl smuggling with K9s, body scanners

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  Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses

• Mo. county settles underwire bra jail dispute for $405K

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  Two longtime jail employees alleged in sexual discrimination lawsuits they were reprimanded when they repeatedly failed to pass screening machines

• N.C. county jail gets body scanner after slew of overdoses

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  The body scanner, which was purchased with state and county funds, cost around $200,000

• 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

• 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

• 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

• How X-ray screening helped this jail eliminate drug smuggling incidents

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  Adding the B-SCAN body scanner to the screening process made it next to impossible for inmates to sneak drugs into the facility

• Automate X-ray screening to see more, faster

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  Add iCMORE software to Smiths Detection X-ray machines to maintain positive flow while catching more contraband

• New body scanner already proving successful at La. jail

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  "You can't do rehabilitation here if they're getting drugs inside the facility," Sheriff Becket Breaux said

• Shut the back door on contraband and contaminated food

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  Get the right tools to help you screen deliveries, food and other items

• What I learned about catching contraband in jail mail

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  A former jail administrator recounts lessons learned from a contraband crackdown – in particular, why screening the mail is so important

• How a new tabletop tool provides proactive detection for COVID-19 and other pathogens

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  The portable BioFlash Biological Identifier can detect and identify the presence of low levels of aerosolized COVID-19 in any part of your facility

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Ala. jail body scanner finds triple murder suspect's hidden shank

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  Jimmy Spencer is being held in solitary lockdown following the incident

• Why COs need to pay extra attention to incoming mail

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  Paper soaked in synthetic cannabinoids presents a serious problem when it comes to attempts to smuggle drugs into correctional facilities

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