The correctional industry has undergone rapid transformation owing to the introduction and innovation of new technologies. While technologies like tracking bands, connected sensors, and data analytics were predominantly used within smart homes, cars, or educational institutions, they are now gradually becoming mainstays within correctional facilities. Through the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, prison administrators are improving their security capabilities while de-risking critical operational processes, performing powerful data analytics, and driving well-informed decision-making processes.
Today, the market is flooded with latest technologies like drones and robots integrated with AI, ML, virtual reality (VR), and the internet of things (IoT) that help officers and federal agencies to perform correctional facility tasks efficiently. With AI and ML-driven deployments, prison administrators can also analyze inmates’ and prison guards’ behavior to avoid situations leading to violence or misconduct. Another key trend is the skyrocketing utilization of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that provides information on prisoners’ movements and alert staff in case of anomalies.
In this edition of Govt CIO Outlook, we present to you some of the most promising corrections technology trendsetters and solution providers. The edition features thought leadership articles from Scott E. Kensinger, Emergency Management Coordinator at City of Winchester, Glenn Hasteadt, IT Director, County of Onslow, and John Mosley, Deputy Division Director at Missouri Department of Corrections, Division of Probation & Parole. The edition also showcases innovative solutions from companies, including Captira, which specializes in online bail bonding management software for bail agencies, and Quality Correctional Care, a company that provides dedicated medical and mental health support that inmates need to lead healthy lives during and after their sentences.
