Corrections Fentanyl Protection News & Articles

• 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

• Spotlight: SwabTek's tests provide a simple and safe means to presumptively field test for threat compounds, narcotics and explosives by police

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  The company's test kits were first designed as an alternative to traditional threat detection technologies

• 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

• How to buy fentanyl protection and detection products (eBook)

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  Download this Corrections1 fentanyl protection and detection products buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Is your facility’s disinfectant up to the task when it comes to COVID-19?

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  Decon7 Systems provides a disinfectant that effectively neutralizes the novel coronavirus and a variety of other biological threats

• Roundtable: Critical issues in corrections in 2019

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  From staff shortages to high-tech contraband, correctional officers faced many threats this year

• 6 ways to protect your K-9s on the job

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  From vet visits to ballistic vests and drug detection tools, here’s how to promote the health and safety of your four-legged officers

• 3 ways to keep contraband under control with detection technology

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  Apply tools like X-ray scanners and trace detection in a layered approach to prevent illicit items from slipping through the cracks

• Suboxone and Spice: 7 things COs need to know

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  Fentanyl isn’t the only hot contraband drug – here are some key facts about two of the substances most often smuggled through the mail

• How correctional officers can protect against opioid exposure during a cell search

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  As the opioid crisis continues to impact communities nationwide, efforts to smuggle narcotics like fentanyl into correctional facilities show no signs of abating

• Defend yourself against exposure to drugs and diseases with a ready-to-use decontamination spray

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  The BDAS+ from Decon7 provides a tool to help COs reduce potential exposure to infectious diseases and dangerous narcotics like fentanyl

• Fentanyl FAQs for correctional officers

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  At facilities across the country, correctional officers have been treated for symptoms of fentanyl exposure; here’s what you need to know to stay safe

• How to fund drug detection and interdiction equipment for prisons and jails

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  Corrections agencies are often not aware of available grants for the purchase of critically needed drug detection and interdiction equipment

• Fentanyl maker joins lawsuit to block Nev. execution plan

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  The company joined a bid to stop the use of a sedative for the twice-postponed execution of Scott Raymond Dozier

• Fact or fiction: Transdermal fentanyl exposure

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  For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment

• Fentanyl: What are the exposure risks?

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  While the hazards of fentanyl exposure are significant for COs, it’s important to understand the myths and realities

• Woman charged in rash of fentanyl overdoses at Alaska prison

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  Dorothy Elizabeth Lantz, 36, is charged for giving a synthetic opioid to other inmates, causing four overdoses

• 4 things COs need to know about fentanyl

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  Learn how to find, identify and protect yourself from illicit fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics on the job

• Nev. plans to use fentanyl for execution

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  Lacking more traditional drugs for lethal injection, Nevada said it will use a never before tried combination of fentanyl