Cloud-Based Solutions for a Rising Drone Threat
As drone use across the U.S. has grown, so have the array of ways to defend against these contraband-carrying threats to correctional facilities.
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Contraband
Packages and Letters: The Rising Threat Facing Correctional Facilities
By Will Plummer It’s no secret that prisons and correctional facilities in the United States are struggling to find sustainable
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Newly Developed Tech Addresses Today’s Drone Threat
To get current developments in the anti-drone tech industry on our radar, we turned recently to Tom Gates, Director, Sales and Marketing, for Observation Without Limits.
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New Detection System Boosts Inmate Screening
Metrasens, a recognized leader in advanced detection systems for security and safety applications, recently announced the launch of its next generation detection system, Cellsense Ultra with Xact ID intelligent detection technology.
Read moreMissouri DOC Uses Tech to Detect Crime in Advance
Gathering intelligence for investigations challenges law enforcement across the country, often due to budget constraints.
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An Insider’s Look at How the Virginia DOC Handles Contraband
To enhance an officer’s performance, Virginia uses several non-invasive technologies in conjunction with the normal contraband frisk-and-search process.
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Latest Tech in the Approach to Contraband
While several technologies have allowed the industry to take great strides, there are still gaps that new technology can fill — which brings us to the current needs for contraband detection.
Read moreBrazil to Address Inmate Violence with New Prison Construction
The Brazilian government will construct 30 new prisons in the coming year to curb crowding and violence.
Read moreNew York City to Spend $130 Million for Mentally Ill Inmates
NEW YORK CITY — On Monday, Dec. 1, New York City announced that they plan to spend $130 million in order to change the way its criminal justice system handles mentally ill inmates. The plan was issued by Mayor Bill de Blasio, and concerns itself with mentally ill inmates cycling between prison systems, and the way the justice system controls these mentally ill inmates. The plan also desires to look into a way to prevent unnecessary arrests, and then punishing those who commit such minor crimes with treatment rather than jail time.
Read moreQ&A: Dr. Dora Schriro, Innovative and Always Pro Public
Dr. Dora Schriro is commissioner of the New York Department of Correction. She was appointed to her position by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to direct New York City’s 13,500-inmate jail system in September 2009.