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U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., the world?s largest producer and marketer of chewing tobacco, offers its products to correctional facilities in specially-packaged, security-conscious containers.

The company offers a variety of security packaging to meet varying regulations in different states and facilities. All-cardboard and partially-transparent or fully-transparent packaging allows officers to more easily inspect the package.

Netline Communications Technologies offers the Cellular Activity Analyzer (CAA), a modified hand-held computer that detects active and dormant cellular phones. The unit can be used to guide cell phone seizures in facilities where inmates possess cellular contraband.

Whenever a cellular transmission is detected, the CAA provides the user with real-time audio and visual alerts. CAA also creates a log report of cellular activity taking place during a certain period of time, logging the exact time of every cellular transmission, as well as the transmission’s duration, type and strength.

The YardGuard is a second-generation water restraint system with self-contained and modular dynamic chemical injection control. The system, which is designed to be simple to maintain and install, provides fast target acquisition and crowd control. The unit is manufactured, preassembled, and tested at the Hydro Force Factory.

YardGuard can be installed on an institution’s concrete mounting pad. As an option, the unit’s water cannon can be remotely mounted and connected with a prefabricated piping assembly. Multiple nozzles with multiple control points are also an option.

With the JailBedSpace.com Web site, jail administrators seeking to rent beds for their overflow inmates can now use an online service that connects them to available bed space by clicking on a map.

JailBedSpace.com is available in 48 states. The online service includes color-coded maps to help jailers to market empty cells to other government agencies, or find space for rent.

Taser International’s new X26 is almost equal in power to the familiar M26, but is 60 percent smaller and lighter. The X26 has a longer battery life and its new digital-power magazine prevents users from putting batteries in upside down, a common problem with the M26.

Ergonomically improved, the X26 also allows the user to turn off the laser sight. Other new features include a readout panel with information on battery life and a 5-second countdown indicating how long a subject is incapacitated. A computer chip tracks the life of the warranty.

Clean Cuff restraints by Posey are made of a laminated material and have stainless-steel swivel and pre-attached 32-inch polypropylene straps that allow fast and proper cuff orientation, the company says.

Waist and ankle sizes help with fit and deter tampering.

All parts can be disinfected with standard OSHA-approved intermediate-level disinfectant to provide safety from blood-borne pathogens.

Derby Industries distributes Key-Cuff products, which are reusable handcuffs similar to a zip-tie. They can be opened with most standard handcuff keys and may be used up to six to eight times before replacement, the company says.

GE Ion track trace detectors employ proprietary Ion Trap Mobility Spectrometer (ITMS) technology to close security loopholes with sensitivity, selectivity, speed and ease of use. For flexible deployment, GE Ion Track offers three core products – EntryScan, Itemiser and VaporTracer.

A new see-through polycarbonate enclosure has been introduced by Safety Technology International Inc. The unit offers protection, as well as immediate access, for electronic units. The STI Clear Protector (STI-7530) guards against vandalism, either accidental or intentional, as well as dirt, dust and grime.