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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2012

Calif. Prisons To Block Prisoner Cell-Phone Use

The private company that maintains the pay phones in California prisons has agreed to install technology to block the use of smuggled cellular phones by prisoners.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2012

N.C. Corrections Officer Dies After Fall

A North Carolina corrections officer has died after falling down the stairs, the state's Department of Public Safety announced Monday. Officer William Wright, 31, has succumbed to injuries sustained after he fell while climbing a metal staircase at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Spruce Pine.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2012

L.A. Sheriff's Capt. Took Inmate Golfing

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department captain apparently took a convicted jewel thief out for golf tips.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2012

Washington Jail Adopts Spillman's Data Management Software

A recently formed regional jail in Washington is using new software from Spillman Technologies to help manage jail records, images, and inventory, according to the company.

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ProductsMarch 30, 2012

FN 303 Launcher

The FN 303 Launcher is a compressed air-powered system capable of launching fin-stabilized .68 caliber projectiles at point-specific targets with a range of up to 50 meters.

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ProductsMarch 30, 2012

GLARE Enforcer

The GLARE Enforcer visual disruption laser from B.E. Meyers is specifically designed for law enforcement and maritime security applications. It is the only optical deterrent laser compliant with FDA regulations for sale to law enforcement and security organizations.

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ProductsMarch 30, 2012

BodyGuard

ArmStar's BodyGuard is a combination of armor and electronic control device. The device is slipped over the wearer's forearm with the wearer's hand in a glove that is fitted with a pressure switch.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2012

Sheriff Arpaio Responds to Ruling Critical of Pink Boxers

An Arizona sheriff known for making prisoners wear pink underwear asked an appeals court Wednesday to reconsider its ruling that criticized jail officers' decision to force the colorful boxer shorts onto a mentally ill inmate who erroneously believed the officers were trying to rape him.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

ACLU Critical of California's Prison 'Realignment'

California's initiative to shift state inmates to local jails has drawn fire from the American Civil Liberties Union, who has released a report criticizing "realignment."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2012

Calif. Inmates Ask U.N. To Probe Solitary Confinement

Calling solitary confinement "torture," California prisoners and advocates are asking the United Nations to investigate the segregated housing of gang members at prisons throughout the state.

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