Virginia Prisons to Test AI-Powered Scanner for Smuggling Prevention

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is set to become the first corrections system in the world to test a high-tech drug- and contraband-detection scanner developed by ScanTech AI Systems Inc. The pilot program will feature the Sentinel CT scanner, an artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to boost security by stopping illicit substances from entering prisons through inmate mail. 

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LA County Officials Delay Jail Plan

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Jail Plan — a major effort to replace the Men’s Central Jail with the Consolidated Correctional Treatment Center and to renovate the Mira Loma Detention Facility — was delayed on June 9. While Los Angeles County officials unveiled the Men’s Central Jail plan at the June 9 meeting, they also voted to halt work on all pending jail projects for 45 days while reassessing the number of beds needed at the new facility.

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