California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

In smoke detection, advanced technologies such as the VEA provide earlier warning by aspirating — or drawing in air — from each room through small, flexible tubing.
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CDCR Installs Aspirating Smoke Detection at Kern Valley State Prison

Kern Valley State Prison in Delano is the latest California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) facility to implement aspirating smoke detection, which stops nuisance alarms, speeds detection and requires minimal maintenance.

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Alaskan Inmates Moved from Desert to Rockies

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Department of Corrections recently changed private prison contractors and, as a result, will move 800 inmates from a privately owned penitentiary in Eloy, Ariz., to a facility located in Hudson, Colo., at the end of the year. In all, the ADC will house 1,000 inmates at the Hudson prison, with an 800-bed guarantee.

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