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Spring is the time for cleaning out and fixing up. To help speed you along in your tasks, it’s time again for our annual Product News Issue. Have a look at the best and brightest of the new products available for the corrections market.
Green is catching on in the corrections industry these days. Have you visited our new Green Building News site? Or, have a look at one of the featured products from the Green Scene section at Correctional News:
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling
 Mercury Waste Solutions offers the LampTracker DualGuard fluorescent lamp recycling system for short-term storage, shipping and recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps. The container features a sturdy dual-box design that provides protection for lamps during storage and transportation. The system also provides protection to individuals against lamp breakage and contact with hazardous materials. The company offers online tracking to ensure compliance. Customers can order the prepaid box containers online, which are delivered with bilingual instructions for assembly.
Customized systems include automatic container replenishment, notifications and documentation. Containers are available for 4-, 6-, and 8-foot fluorescent lamps, U-bend lamps and compacts.
For more products, see some selections below or visit our Product Buyer’s Guide.
Are you a blogger? No, it’s not an insult. Do you like to keep up with the buzz in your industry? Visit our brand new blog site: www.correctionalblog.com. We keep our ear to the door in the corrections industry, then let you know about it in the blog. Let us know what you think. Better yet, let us know if you have an inside scoop.
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PERIMETER SECURITY
 Oldcastle Security added portable and digital security systems to its existing line of perimeter security systems. The Sentor Vision is a portable, standalone infra-red security system that can integrate with existing security, lighting and CCTV systems. The ERMO 482x Pro digital microwave barrier can be installed internationally to protect high-security prisons, military and civilian airports and nuclear power plants. It has sensitivity and integration controls for targeted discrimination and can adjust to all weather conditions.
Contact Oldcastle Security
Reader Service # 314
INTENSIVE-USE FURNITURE
Norix Group’s line of dormitory furniture for the corrections industry, Attenda, is molded in high-impact, fire-retardant polyethylene. Each piece of furniture is filled with polyurethane foam for durability and sound absorption, and features seamless construction with rounded corners for increased safety.
 The product line is designed to be attached flush to the wall or floor, limiting the ability to hide contraband or tie-off clothing or sheets. Furniture selection includes a heavy-duty bed with optional headboard, a nightstand with open compartments, wall-mounted shelves, and a floor-mounted desk and stool.
Contact Norix Group
Reader Service # 288
RELOCATABLE STRUCTURE
Sprung Instant Structures employ stressed membrane technology to provide relocatable multipurpose structure solutions for correctional facilities.
 The reconfigurable modular structures feature a clear-span design that offers unrestricted building layout and functional flexibility. A dome-like profile and stressed membrane technology make the structures suitable for regions that experience heavy snowfall or high winds.
Structures feature a corrosion-resistant aluminum substructure, self-cleaning exterior membrane and a translucent skylight system that meets natural lighting requirements in correctional facilities.
Contact Sprung Instant Structures
Reader Service # 341
Correctional Mattress
 Chestnut Ridge Foam Inc. introduces its new covering fabric option for its fire-resistant mattresses to help reduce vandalism and better assist suicide prevention. The 15-ounce covering is self-deodorizing and combats bacterial and fungal growth.
The mattress interior includes CR Safguard fire-resistant cushioning to help reduce replacements associated with fiber-type alternatives, and complies with the California Technical Bulletin #129 minimum fire standard.
Contact Chestnut Ridge Foam
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 4-6: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, 8th Annual Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Conference; St. Louis. Visit the site.
June 11-15: International Latino Gang Investigator’s Associations, 5th Annual Latino Gang Conference; University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Call (206) 372-1251.
July 8-11: Correctional Educational Association, Annual Conference; Marriott Marquis, Atlanta. Visit the site.
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