The Influence of SEC & DEC Innovations on Correctional Projects
When Correctional News assessed the security electronics and detention equipment landscape in 2025, innovation drove the conversation.
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Jackson County Opens $317 Million Detention Center Designed for Safety, Efficiency and Dignity for Detainees
On March 19, Jackson County leaders celebrated the completion of the new 470,000-square-foot Jackson County Detention Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony, marking a significant investment in modern public safety infrastructure and a new approach to detention operations.
SEC and DEC Best Practices to Improve Staff and Inmate Environment Conditions
To provide the right solutions when it comes to security electronics, technology design and detention equipment selection, it is important to examine the built environment, staffing ratio and long-term staff numbers.
ACA’s Evolving Spaces Forum Explores Transformations in Correctional Facilities
On Feb. 8, during the final day of the American Correctional Association’s 2026 Winter Conference in Long Beach, Calif., attendees gathered for the annual Evolving Spaces: Creating Spaces that Work Symposium.
Congress Passes Safer Skies Act to Combat Drone Threats
On Dec. 17, the U.S. Congress officially approved the inclusion of the Safer Skies Act in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Contactless Vital Sign Monitoring Sensors
The XK-300 contactless vital sign monitoring sensors from Reassurance Solutions use radar technology to continuously monitor inmates’ heart rates, breathing patterns and movements without requiring any physical contact or medical devices attached to the person.
OK Alone Welcomes New Senior Vice President for North America
Lone worker safety technology company OK Alone recently brought on Rob Camp as Senior Vice President to lead the company’s North American sales efforts.
Securitas Technology Acquisitions Expand Company’s Services in Florida
This week, security, health and safety technologies provider Securitas Technology announced the acquisition of electronic security companies Sonitrol Ft. Lauderdale and Level 5 Security Group
Oklahoma DOC Deploys Drones to Decrease Contraband
Earlier this month, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections initiated a pilot program using drone technology to provide continuous aerial coverage and enhance security at its Red Rock Correctional Center in Lawton.
Drone-Detection Radar
The AR-300 Drone Detection Radar from Magos Systems offers a detection range of more than 300 meters for unmanned aerial vehicles, providing 360-degree coverage within a 300-meter radius using four radars and one pan-tilt-zoom camera.