Corrections Video Surveillance News & Articles

• Calif. escape attempt caught on video

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  Christopher Boscacci's attempted flight from jail was caught on camera by two Santa Clara County deputies

• Minn. prisons add video visitation to all 11 facilities

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  Video visitation is expected to be up and running on all JPay kiosks in the facilities by the end of October

• Spy glasses offer better situational awareness for corrections officers

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  The X6 spy glasses could prove to be invaluable for the corrections profession

• Motorola introduces Real-Time Crime Center software

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  Software integrates video, CAD and more to increase situational awareness

• Warden defends jail, staff in wake of CO arrest

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  CO Joseph Black was charged with institutional sexual assault, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse with female imates

• 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. sheriff asks to expand inmate surveillance

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  Part of those new inmates will be shunted into an expanded electronic surveillance program

• Wash. county to conduct all jail visits by video

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  By Mark MoreyYakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. -- All Yakima County jail visits will be conducted by video starting Monday, the county's Department of Corrections has announced.Visitors will be ...

• Raw video from Ky. prison riot

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• Stunning video footage of Calif. prison riot aftermath

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• Video captures Cal. jailhouse struggle

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  By Gillian FlaccusThe Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — A man who was arrested by Orange County deputies was stripped of his pants, strapped to a chair, Tasered repeatedly while in handcuffs and...

• Ohio officer punched while booking prisoner

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  Incident captured on surveillance cameraBY WILLIAM A. WEATHERSThe Cincinnati EnquirerFAIRFIELD, Ohio — A Fairfield police officer was resting at home Friday after he was attacked early Thursday whi...

• Using your cell phone as a concealed video recorder

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  If you have one of the new LG CU500 cell phones (or a comparable phone with video capabilities), add a Micro SD chip and record video with it. With a 1 Gig SD card set to the highest resolution, I ...

• Using a digital audio recorder

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  I find that a digital audio recorder is a great piece of equipment to have. It can serve as a helpful investigative tool to record field interviews, dying declarations at a moment's notice, or to h...

• Salient Stills sorts surveillance

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  By Chris ReidyThe Boston GlobeBOSTON, Mass. — Salient Stills introduced a software product designed to help law enforcement agencies quickly sort out and share relevant evidence from surveillance v...

• Make sure you've got a quick exit

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  During a traffic stop, keep your car door ajar. If an occupant of the vehicle you have stopped gets out and points a gun at you, or begins running at you, you only need to push your door open. The ...

• Hostage Recovery FAQ's

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  By Commander Charles “Sid” Heal Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. Without question, hostage recovery operations are the most dangerous and complex confronting modern law enforcement tactical teams. Besid...

• Watch & learn

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  By Frank D. Roylance, Baltimore Sun By analyzing a person's body language, gait and other movements, behavior recognition software is helping catch criminals and may be useful in the war on terror,...

• iXP Designs and Implements a Public Safety/ Security Solution for the Johns Hopkins University

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  Case Study: iXP Designs and Implements a Public Safety/ Security Solution for the Johns Hopkins University. The Johns Hopkins University Sector: Higher Education Focus: Campus Public Safety and Sec...

• Build An Emergency Response Platform For The Future With iXP

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  Build An Emergency Response Platform For The Future With iXP At iXP we help our clients stay operational in the face of disaster. iXP is the company public safety organizations across North America...

• iXP Creates Master Plan for Jefferson County, AL, Improving its Public Safety and Effectiveness of its First Responders

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  Case study: iXP Creates Master Plan for Jefferson County, AL, Improving its Public Safety and Effectiveness of its First Responders Jefferson County, Ala. Sector: Government Focus: Strategic Planni...

• Official: Smart cameras, armed guards to protect 9/11 site

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  By AMY WESTFELDTAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK- Some day, at the new and rebuilt World Trade Center site, visitors might submit to an iris scan or an analysis of their thumb print to get into bui...

• Houston chief wants cameras in apartment complexes

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  By PAM EASTONAssociated Press Writer HOUSTON- Houston's police chief on Wednesday proposed placing surveillance cameras in apartment complexes, downtown streets, shopping malls and even private hom...

• Baltimore's latest crime tool is the talking camera

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  The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The city's newest breed of surveillance camera will do more than keep an eye on vandals, litterbugs and other miscreants. The cameras will also give the crooks...

• APCO: All Interoperability, All the Time

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  There’s no doubt that the face of public safety communications has changed dramatically since 9/11. Historically complex and difficult for agencies to address and manage, communications has become ...

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