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Merced County is increasing security at its jails through the use of a body scanner and a video visitation system
Agency will use five private-sector intelligence analysts in a first-ever move to help monitor inmate phone calls as part of its crime prevention efforts
The Three Square Market micro market at the Dakota County Jail has been a hit
Inmate work-release program is bringing contraband, and a body scanner would solve the issue
Only five days in, Napa County has removed a program that would allow inmates to access tablets that have limited connection
DroneShield sends alerts via email or SMS to a 24/7 monitoring service that works with police and legal response teams
Upgrade has nothing to do with the recent ACLU report that criticized jail conditions throughout Montana
From the moment a suspect enters the Stephenson County Jail, every word, every action, every interaction is recorded
Minimum and medium security inmates at the Twin Falls County Jail have used Android tablets to email select family members, access approved Web pages and play games
After a successful three-week trial period when the online visits were free, county prison officials began charging $15 for a 25-minute session
Claims it doesn’t work and alienates poor families
After three scanners proved effective inside Los Angeles county jails, an additional number of them will be put into effect
High-tech medical consultation uses technology to connect prisoners, who are often housed in remote areas, with medical experts throughout the state
Two years of work will now free up sheriff’s officers from transporting inmates
$3 million has been set aside to reformat files on each of the state’s 14,600 inmates
Can receive message if there are any changes in the custody status of offenders
Computerized kiosks will enable inmates to keep track of their accounts and give them an opportunity to send and receive email
Someone used a drone to try to smuggle contraband into one of the state’s largest maximum security prisons
Seventy-two kiosks have been wall mounted and allow inmates to easily access services on a touch screen
Bill included a measure that asks the Defense Department to work with federal and state agencies on the development of unmanned aircraft in the national airspace
Hazy surveillance images became an issue this week in the sentencing of Zachary Butler in the death of fellow inmate David Piersol following an assault in April
Every e-mail sent or received from the embattled Florida Department of Corrections for nearly two years was destroyed in 2012
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department will test out body cameras on two deputies to see if they are useful for the department
Testing aerostat drone for six months to see if it will improve security in a cost-effective way
Cobra Cashier Kiosk allows friends and family to leave money on inmates’ commissary accounts
The Ohio Department of Corrections will begin testing ‘blimp drones’ after Warren County prisons this week
Three kiosks, valued at $1,000 to $2,500, have been broken in two years
When designing the Toughpad FZ-M1, Panasonic System Communications Company looked carefully at what law enforcement officers needed in a computing product
Bids will soon be open for an estimated $1 million project to update the Johnson County Jail’s control room
