Metal Detectors News & Articles

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

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

Overdoses in Calif. prisons up 113% in three years

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The rise in overdoses comes despite the state pouring millions into technologies designed to block contraband at prison entry points

Contraband detection: Effective strategies to stop the influx (eBook)

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Download this free eBook to learn more about keeping cellphones and other contraband out of your facility

Fla. prisons see visitation upheaval as officials cite contraband crisis

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Officials said there is a growing contraband problem in Florida prisons

Md. corrections officials show off new contraband detectors for prisons

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Officials said the metal detectors are being used in 24 facilities across the state to curb smuggling of drugs, weapons and other items into and around prison

SC prisons get green light for anti-cellphone tech

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The technology can catch prisoners in the act when they try to use illegal prison cellphones

4 options for contraband cell phone detection

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Cell phones are a continuous threat inside correctional facilities; here’s how you can find and stop this type of contraband before it becomes a problem in your prison or jail

How one Colorado jail finds more ingested contraband with X-ray tech

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Learn how ADANI Systems’ CONPASS DV (Dual View) helped Douglas County jail catch more contraband consumed by inmates

Contraband hidden in wheelchair earns county jail inmate a felony charge

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Man with burglary charge now faces an additional charge of furnishing prohibited items after jailers found a lighter and hand-rolled cigarettes concealed in his wheelchair

Cellsense unveils FG1 Search Unit, wall-mounted contraband detector

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Detector searches for contraband and cell phones on moving objects

Contraband issues rise in Mid-South correctional facilities

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The most found contraband items are tobacco, other drugs, and cell phones

3 tech advances that are corrupting corrections

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With recent technological developments come increased opportunities for staff to "do the wrong thing"

Ohio jail halts use of inmate scanner due to health concerns

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State inspectors ordered the jail to stop using the SecurPass full-body digital scanner because it uses radiation

Contraband screening machine down for 4 years at Halawa Prison

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For years, corrections officers and all other staff have not gone through contraband detection machines before entering the facility

Cellsense® enhances prison safety by detecting cell phone contraband

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Cellsense®, the leading cell phone contraband detector for prisons, has the solution for the detection of mini key fob phones, which are increasingly being smuggled into prisons

MagShoe: Helping to reduce contraband in corrections

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Correctional officials are still missing a critical step when it comes to weapons and contraband detection

SecurPass allows for full body cavity imaging

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Proven technology adapted to security imaging in a corrections enviornment

Man to stand trial in bomb hoax called from Calif. jail

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By Terry Vau Dell Chico Enterprise-RecordOROVILLE — A judge Tuesday ordered a developmentally disabled Chico man to stand trial for allegedly telephoning in a phony bomb threat from the Butte Count...

Cell-phone problem in prisons leads to calls for jamming law

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By Samantha FriedmanArkansas Democrat-GazetteLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — State prison inmates Charles Wilson and convicted murderers Calvin Adams and Jeffrey Grinder plotted their recent escapes from the C...

Officials ask for help controlling prison cell phones

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By Brian Witte Associated PressWASHINGTON — State officials appealed to members of Congress on Wednesday to give states a new tool to control illegal cell phone use by prison inmates and quickly ra...

New York's School weapon-scan called a success

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NEW YORK — Students checked more than 1,500 guns, knives and other dangerous items at the door at New York City schools this year - down 18 percent from last year. From July 1, 2006, to June 10 of ...

Explosives found in N.J. school lockers

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Students evacuated; devices detonated By MICHAEL J. FEENEY, Special to the Herald NewsHerald News (Passaic County, NJ) WAYNE, N.J. — Authorities on Wednesday evening were questioning a number of W...

CELL PHONE CAPABLE OF FIRING 4 .22 ROUNDS

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Most see airport security as a pain. Some deal better than others. Some feel violated, when you watch this movie, you'll understand why they want your cell phone through the x-ray machine.Read this...

It's shopping season. Is the mall safe?

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By RACHEL LA CORTEAssociated Press Writer TACOMA, Wash.- In an instant, the controlled chaos of holiday shopping turned bloody when a man strolled into a busy shopping mall and opened fire on shopp...