The products and services the company provides has a direct impact on COs' ability to safely perform their duties
Using mobile technology to access resources can help reduce the burden of incarceration on individuals, families, and facilities alike
From a kiosk, tablet or handheld device, incarcerated residents can maintain critical family ties, access medical care and education and keep track of court dates while increasing public safety staff efficiency
Launched in collaboration with a local library, the program aims to connect families and instill a love of reading
Disciplinary infractions for substance use by offenders dropped by 50% the year after a pilot began using TextBehind
People have gone to great lengths to get drugs into the facility, but the sheriff's office is gaining the upper hand
With so many facilities once again restricting in-person visitation, Tate's SVVB offers a safe alternative
The move stops short of addressing out-and-out cell signal jamming
ChemImage’s VeroVision Mail Screener provides a reliable, non-destructive, efficient approach to detecting illicit drugs in the mail quickly and safely
The devices include both free educational content and paid services like music and family messaging
Unlike other contraband detection methods, VeroVision Mail Screener takes the guesswork out of mail screening
As of July 2018, over 600 correctional facilities had implemented some form of video visitation
The prison system has saved nearly $6,000 from January to March since using video-conferencing for inmate hearings
New online scheduling tool smooths out in-person visitation at King County Jail
Learn how the Tennessee Department of Correction is leveraging a learning management system
A sheriff tweaked a controversial policy that lets Mecklenburg County jail inmates receive visits from family and friends only through video screens
Once a properly-implemented video visitation becomes the norm at a correctional facility, contraband issues decrease while security improves
Some believe this is a great way to improve safety and security, but others believe that rehab requires physical contact from the inmate’s family
Thanks to an innovative program, prisoners who pose a serious risk to the community don’t need to exhaust CDCR resources when they appear live in court
Inmate tablets present a proven, cost-effective way to make jail staff safer and prepare inmates to live productive lives upon release
Court settlement amounts against prisons and jails that did not provide deaf inmates with the ability to make legally entitled telephone calls have totaled in the millions
Research reflects a reduction in recidivism with inmates receiving regular visitation from family, loved ones, clergy and mentors
Video visits eliminate the threat of contraband getting to the inmate and helps in a big way with staff shortage issues
Inmates recorded the video on the jail’s video visitation system
All 11 state Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities now allow inmates to video chat with loved ones via tablet or computer in a program similar to FaceTime or Skype
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