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An Arizona Department of Corrections service dog that died last month had been left in its handler's vehicle for approximately seven hours while the officer went home to see his sick child, according to an investigative report. Read Full Story Here.
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President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 drug offenders, saying in a video posted online Monday that the men and women were not "hardened criminals" and their punishments didn't match the crimes they committed.
Read More →The Monarch +P+ from Second Chance combines the anti-ballistic armor of the Monarch with the puncture resistance of the Prism corrections vest. The vest's protection technology is combined with the GORE-TEX Comfort Cool water/ oil-proof, moisture vapor breathable pad cover and a custom fit guarantee.
Read More →BI Incorporated has released a 17-minute documentary detailing the success of a prisoner reentry program. The video highlights participants who have completed a one-year treatment and training program. It includes interviews with legislators, corrections officers, faith-based leaders, case managers, therapists, and former prisoners who have gone through the program.
Read More →In any given year when we are willing to celebrate the fact that only 50 or so of our brothers and sisters were murdered in the line of duty, it is readily apparent that too many of us are still messing up — fatally — on far too many occasions. Nevertheless, we are doing a much better job of recognizing the fatal errors. And in many cases we are counteracting them.
Read More →The Federal Bureau of Prisons has temporarily suspended visitation to inmates in all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country.
Read More →CSU’s online criminal justice degree program teaches students the theoretical foundations within the criminal justice system.
Read More →CrimeTrax from Pro Tech Monitoring electronically links the movement of GPS-tracked offenders with reported crime incidents and notifies police and corrections officials when an offender is detected at or near a crime scene. The system offers two options: centrally warehousing crime data for comparison with GPS tracking data or integrating offender track data into existing local crime analysis systems.
Read More →Thirteen defendants, including nine former police officers, have been sentenced to federal prison this week for accepting thousands of dollars in cash payments to provide protection during staged drug deals that were part of a federal undercover operation.
Read More →The Clincher RFID Smart Band allows correctional facilities to identify inmates using radio frequency. Each wristband contains a microchip and antenna, which allow information to be written to and retrieved by RFID scanners. Corrections officers can use this technology to conduct contact-free identification and tracking throughout a facility.
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