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NJ Early Release Law Signed

New Jersey has signed into law legislation that will release thousands of offenders early to stop the spread of the coronavirus this fall and winter, they say. But CF ponders the reasons behind it‌.

Was it true mercy/racial justice for unnecessary Covid deaths? Or was it risky and unfair to release

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prisoners prior to the end of their sentence?

In October, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law S2519/A4235, which allows people nearing end of prison sentences to go home months early. The law went into effect Nov. 4, and resulted on that day in the early release of

more than 2,000 people who were due to be released within the next eight months; another 1,000 people stand to be released in the coming months. The releases will bring about significant reductions in New Jersey’s overall prison population: the total daily population will drop

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by 13 percent on the law’s effective date. By January, New Jersey expects to realize an estimated 19 percent drop in its overall prison population.

“The spread of Covid-19 in New Jersey’s prisons, and our highest-in-the-nation death rate, has been a matter of public health, a matter of racial justice, and a matter of life and death.

The deaths from Covid-19 in prison were preventable—and, fortunately, with the signing of this bill into law, New Jersey has taken steps to prevent more unnecessary deaths. This law serves as a roadmap for the rest of the nation to avoid the devastation we have seen here,” said Amol Sinha, executive director, ACLU of New Jersey.

The Senate and Assembly approved the final legislation on September 24. New Jersey has the highest Covid-19 death rate in the country, along with the country’s highest Black-white disparity in incarceration rates,

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amounting to a racial justice and human rights crisis, according to the ACLU and the Marshall Project. At least 49 inmates have died during the pandemic and thousands have been infected by the virus, according to NJ.com.

The legislation had widespread support. The ACLU-NJ, New Jersey Prison Justice Watch, Salvation and Social Justice, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, AFSC Prison Watch, and over 100 advocacy groups and religious congregations supported the passage of S2519/A4235, introduced by Senator Nellie Pou and Senator Sandra Cunningham in the Senate, and Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson in the Assembly.

Yet the law’s passage also had detractors. They say in recent months the DOC implemented several rounds of testing, and later rounds showed a decrease in

the number of positive cases, NJ.com stated. And although infections behind bars slowed dramatically during the summer, lawmakers went ahead with the move out of what they said was concern over a second wave of infections, according to the Hackensack Daily Voice.

Opposition to Early Release “If we don’t act now as policy makers, we will continue to have blood on our hands,” said Assembly co-sponsor Raj Mukherji, a Democrat from Hudson County.

“This bill attempts to strike a balance between public safety and the health and well-being not only of our inmates but our correctional officers and staff.”

The only blood could be shed by innocent victims, opponents say, given that some convicted violent criminals could suddenly go free, according to the Daily Voice.

Reducing prison terms is

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“counterproductive to the deterrent effect of punishment,” said Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips, R-Bergen.

Also staunchly opposed is the New Jersey Law Enforcement Officers Association, which represents 600 or so members.

“In this climate of criminal justice reform, we have seen many changes as it relates to reentry and non-violent drug offenders.

Legislators have sponsored numerous bills changing current laws in the state of New Jersey,” the association wrote to lawmakers.

“We understand that criminal justice reform may be warranted in some areas,” the letter says. “[H]owever, elected officials should not use a pandemic to promote their personal ideas of what criminal justice reform looks like.

We are all held responsible for our actions, our elected officials are also held accountable for the ramifications of harmful legislation they support.”

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Supporting Black Lives On the other side of the issue are human rights agencies. “More than any hashtag or protest sign, the signing of this bill into law shows the reality that Black lives matter. New Jersey’s worst-in-thecountry disparities in Black and white imprisonment collided with our worst-in-the-nation

New Jersey could release up to nearly 20% of its prison population in response to a potential second wave of virus spreading this winter.

Covid-19 death rate in prison, resulting in an unprecedented crisis of racial injustice and indifference to Black lives—a crisis that now, thanks to the Legislature and Gov. Murphy, can begin to recede,” said Rev. Dr. Charles Franklin Boyer,

founding director of Salvation and Social Justice.

The credits will reduce sentences, including minimum sentences, by four months for each month of the declared state of emergency, with a maximum sentence reduction of eight months. The legislation will apply to adults and juveniles with under a year of a sentence left to serve, with an exception for a subset of those convicted of sex crimes and receiving treatment for compulsive and repetitive behavior, as well as those convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault.

“The signing of this law is an important moment for social and racial justice, not just in New Jersey, but in the country, and we hope this law is only the first of many measures to protect the lives of people who live and work in our prisons, along with their loved ones,” said J. Amos Caley, organizer with New Jersey Prison Justice

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Watch. “In New Jersey, which has the country’s highest Covid-19 death rate in prisons, we have seen the pain of needless deaths, and we urge lawmakers here and throughout the country to learn from these tragedies to prevent additional ones,” said Caley.

“The signing of this life-saving legislation was born out of coalition work with survivors, family members, formerly imprisoned people, organizations and advocates. In this pandemic, every sentence is a potential death sentence. We need to bring as many people home as possible, and this is one step is the right direction.

We hope other states will look at what New Jersey is doing and take similar actions to decarcerate their prisons and jails,” said Bonnie Kerness, program director, AFSC Prison Watch.

“Signing this bill into law comes as the culmination of a principled struggle to convince those of us in power to uphold our most fundamental responsibil-

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ities: advancing our public health, responding to the needs of the most vulnerable among us, and, above all, saving lives. New Jersey makes history by becoming the first state to use our powers of democracy to slow the devastation of Covid-19 in our prisons, which have the nation’s highest Black-

“In New Jersey, which has the country’s highest Covid-19 death rate in prisons, we have seen the pain of needless deaths.”

— J. AMOS CALEY, NEW JERSEY PRISON JUSTICE WATCH white disparity and highest Covid19 death rate. We must make sure New Jersey is only the first state to enact such basic measures to save lives and to treat people with the humanity and justice we all deserve,” said Senator Nellie Pou, legislative champion of the bill in

the Senate.

“Only a rare few bills are signed into law with a promise that they will save lives,” said Assemblyman and Judiciary Committee Chairman Raj Mukherji, who authored the bill in the Assembly.

“The public health emergency credits law will save lives, both inside our prisons and out, and New Jersey should be proud of its moral leadership in stemming a pandemic and treating all people with the humanity they deserve.

“When you’re dealing with a virus whose ability to spread depends on our inability to social distance and quarantine, our prisons are just not equipped to handle it, and we have failed our inmates, correctional officers, and DOC medical staff. Our work continues, both to stem the crisis of Covid-19 and to end the injustices and racial inequities of mass incarceration, but this law stands as a solid foundation for building a healthier, fairer, more just New Jersey.”%

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BY DONNA ROGERS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Spice It Up

How does food service and kitchen equipment, by both cooking techniques and food choices, keep the menu fresh and consistent and the costs contained?

In response to COVID, Aramark’s front-line associates have had to work diligently to limit exposure and the potential for contamination.

FOOD

has long been used as a reward. A birthday cake celebrate a milestone, a thanksgiving feast denotes gratitude and wellbeing, even a lollipop signifies good behavior for a child after a pediatrician checkup.

Likewise, food service is one of the most important factors for maintaining a positive environment in a correctional setting, according to numerous experts.

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sistent, nutritious meals can pay dividends in creating a safe facility. Yet, according to the Marshall Project, investigations by human rights attorneys found in 2015 that food at some prisons is so meager that it doesn’t sustain inmates; that offenders dropped large amounts of weight in their first six months incarceration; that hunger led to more violence; and that some allegedly resorted to “eating toothpaste and toilet paper.”

The Marshall Project report

furthers that at some facilities inmates are fed twice a day, about 10 to 14 hours apart. And while the jail maintains they are providing sufficient calories (the recommended daily intake is 2,400-2,800 a day for men, and 1,800-2,000 for women), prisoners said “they combated their hunger by licking syrup packets and drinking excessive amounts of water.” (What’s in a Prison Meal? Santo and Iaboni) So how can jail and prison administrators meet the nutri-

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retail food programs like iCare Fresh and FreshFavorites.

This type of program can specifically target the favorites of offenders. “It enables Aramark as the provider to get creative with promotions or limited-time offers based on a deep understanding of offender favorites to keep the menus relevant,” Whitfield says.

The vendor’s top-selling commissary items continue to be ramen noodles, coffee, flavorful spicy snacks, sweet pastries, and protein rich meat and fish.

Cooking Techniques CapKold Cook-Chill Systems provide features from intuitive HACCP recording controls to ROP sous vide cooking that can potentially attain a 30-45 day shelf life.

tional standards for the offender population, while making meals appealing to consume, and at the same time staying within budgetary parameters?

“Aramark’s team of dietitians work with Culinary to develop menus that meet nutritional guidelines, and infuse variety and regional preferences to ensure the menu stays fresh,” notes Jacqui Whitfield, Aramark’s marketing director. “In the short term we are innovating around the preparation of meals, developing solutions that enhance taste without adding to budget and infusing different seasonings to liven up the palate. Some managers have had opportunities to include locally-sourced ingredients into their menu, which prevents menu fatigue.”

Furthermore, as a way to supplement offender’s diets, retail food programs and commissary offerings can fill in some of the gaps, she explains. “Our retail food programs like FreshFavorites & iCare Fresh are opportunities to expand on the standard menu offering, and experiment with different flavor profiles,” Whitfield continues. “These programs operate outside of standard meal service and offer selections you would typically see in a restaurant.”

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She points out another benefit to these special snack and add-on meal programs. “They provide a platform for offenders to stay connected to their families, by allowing family members to send their loved one a meal or snack as Covid restrictions have prevented many facilities from offering visitation.”

As for the types of snacks, says commissary provider Union Supply, those with protein are a big hit. The supplier offers a collection of refried beans under the San Miguel brand that are popular with those incarcerated. “You don’t have to be Hispanic to love rice and beans,” notes Debbi Drewry, director of marketing, while describing their variety of seven flavors of bean snacks which include jalapenos, chorizo, chili flavor, spicy cheese and rice.

Throw them in one of our Sayulita tortillas and you have a burrito to go, she says, adding that free samples are available from the company’s account managers.

Commissary complements food service at accounts where Aramark is the provider for both services and can leverage retail programming, notes Whitfield.

Many of the branded chips and beverages that are offered in commissary, she explains, can come as part of a bundled option in

People everywhere appreciate some consistency in their diet, whether it is at a favorite restaurant or preparing a family recipe.

In the same way, several experts we spoke with mentioned consistency as a way of keeping populations happy while also not tipping the scale on budgeting.

“Technological advancements in recent years, particularly with modern cook-chill systems, have resulted in advanced recording controls,” points out Tim Franks, CapKold sales manager and chef, Unified Brands. “That gives correctional kitchen staff more control over the product—which means more consistent and better quality results.”

With commercial cook-chill systems, the ability to cook effectively in big batches and then safely store the food for weeks at a time has been incredibly beneficial in controlling prep time and labor costs, not to mention minimizing food waste, he says.

During the second part of the process, water bath chillers quickly chill the cooked food, providing better taste and quality for the product.

Franks notes that CapKold Cook-Chill Systems provide “features and design elements no correctional kitchen should be without—from intuitive HACCP recording controls to ROP sous vide cooking that can potentially attain a 30- to 45-day shelf life.”

Powerful kettles and cook tanks

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help evenly cook the product, the twin-lobe design of the pump/fill stations prevent damage to delicate foods, the CKBS20 Band Sealer continuously seals a wide range of bagged products and drops hot sealed bags into the water bath chillers, which accelerates chilling for better food quality, texture and taste, he explains.

Equipment plays a huge role in limiting waste and preparing efficiently for meal service, especially given the additional considerations that need to be made during a pandemic, observes Aramark’s Whitfield. “Cook-chill enables our team to prepare meals in a large scale in advance that can be used in several meals. It prevents spoilage, reduces meal preparation time and limits the impact of unexpected labor shortages. In turn we can reduce waste and deliver cost savings to clients.

Consistency is also key, she concurs, and notes that warming carts are another way to increase consistency and reduce waste by ensuring the proper food temperature is maintained between preparation and delivery. In doing so, meals are delivered at the appropriate temperature, increasing offender acceptability and limiting the amount of food left on the tray.

Whitfield discusses a final point that can benefit meal prep and delivery. With COVID changing the landscape of meal preparation and service, “refrigeration has been a crucial element in our ability drive efficiency and safety in food service.” Officer dining rooms have eliminated self-serve options, so having the ability to refrigerate sandwiches and salads is important, and has also enabled the vendor to offer a wider selection of products to keep officers on-site and refreshed during their shift. For offenders, it helps reduce costs associated with equipment because food can be refrigerated and included in a future meal. As a further efficiency, refrigeration 16 CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

Baxter energy star-certified tworack gas rack oven models have more than twice the capacity of reel or revolving ovens, while taking up about the same space.

enables meals to be prepared in advance so meals during traditionally leaner staffing times (like weekends) can still offer satisfying meals throughout the day.

Baking Energy Efficiencies In addition to staff efficiencies, another major benefit to food prep is cooking equipment that delivers energy efficiencies that can hugely reduce expenditures.

Although corrections food service is mass produced food, facilities need to offer nutritious food that meets the varied dietary codes for the inmates, points out Shayne Varnum, LEED Green Associate, director, Consultant Services & North Region with HobartTraulsen-Baxter, suppliers of food service and ware washers to corrections. “Likewise, versatile equipment is important,” he says.

“Vulcan Combi ovens, for example, are common in corrections facilities and offer the flexibility needed. With regard to energy savings, Vulcan convection ovens are all ENERGY STAR certified, helping to reduce the general cost of operation.”

Varnum adds, “The bulk of the steam products sold are kettles and braising pans, and our fast-batch technology can help improve production and efficiency.”

Rack ovens are found in many correctional institutions today and provide higher throughput than standard convection ovens, Varnum explains. “However, many facilities are still using ‘reel ovens or ‘revolving tray ovens’

that carry a very large footprint and are not energy efficient,” adding unnecessarily to expenditures.

The capacity of these older reel or revolving ovens vary in size but range from 18 to 36 pans per oven. “In contrast, modern double rack ovens take up less space, can provide up 40 pans per bake and bake faster,” Varnum details.

“In some cases, two-rack ovens can occupy the same amount of space as a single revolving tray oven, yet deliver up to 80 pans per bake.” He notes that Baxter offers gas rack oven models that are Energy Star certified.

Smoothing the Process During a pandemic when services can easily be upended, smooth operations are especially important. Whitfield believes Aramark has consistently driven protocols above and beyond mandated food safety and handling requirements. “In response to COVID,” she furthers, “we have had to prepare for a reduction in staff, implement some of our existing processes and procedures more frequently throughout the day, and continue to work diligently to limit exposure and the potential for contamination. We have implemented prepackaged options in officer dining as well as cashless solutions to provide safe solutions.

Overall, Aramark has provided clients with offender incentive meal options to celebrate positive behavior, special events, holidays or other accomplishments and keep morale steady, she says.

“Consistency is huge in correctional food service, so the more we can facilitate that process for our staff, the easier it will be to maintain that consistency throughout the remainder of the pandemic and the life our client partnership.” %

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BY DONNA ROGERS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Going the Green Mile

Taking small steps in energy efficiency, food recycling and heat recovery can yield green savings for your agency, and sustainability for the environment.

Salvajor Collector Systems capture large debris in a basket while allowing soluble waste to wash through holes in the basket.

orrections agencies continually struggle with high costs and low budgets. One way to cut costs while sustaining the environment is to apply water, energy and waste management solutions. This article examines how renewable energy, food recycling and waste reduction, and water efficient applications can be applied in corrections facilities to attain cost reductions.

Food waste is an often overlooked, but an easily managed

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challenge, in prisons and jails, asserts Thomas E. Gilardi, P.E., LEED Accredited Professional, with Totemic Business Solutions, LLC in Virginia. “Studies have shown that up to 1.2 pounds of food waste is created, per offender, per day,” he points out. (In a 1,000-bed facility this translates to 1,200 pounds of food waste— per day) This accounts for a tremendous volume of material that is collected, stored, usually compacted, and ultimately transported to a landfill.

In many regions of the United States, managing food waste is an urgent issue for prisons and jails in order to comply with new organic waste legislation or simply to respond to the public's overall desire to be more sustainable.

Thus, he says, “food waste can and should be beneficially reused, saving landfill space and improving the operations of a correctional facility.”

Of course, corrections facilities have different space and food

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waste volumes, he explains, and Totemic offers two solutions that can meet any correctional system situation. First, the Ecovim Food Waste Dehydrators work well in areas that have limited space and a need to reduce the volume quickly. A second option, the Big Hanna In-Vessel composters, require a longer treatment time to complete the process but use very little electricity and produce a compost that can be used in the same manner as any other commercially available soil compost.

Both solutions will eliminate food waste going to a landfill and provide a product that can be beneficially used, he notes.

“Dehydrators can reduce the volume of food waste by up to 90%, though typically in a correctional setting the reduction will be in the low 80% range,” he says.

In-vessel composters will treat the food waste within the vessel over a number of weeks with the resultant material being compost, which can help gardening/food

growing efforts. The immediate cost savings include: ongoing fees associated with waste transportation, waste disposal, rental of compactors and dumpsters. The harder to quantify savings, he furthers, are those realized by removing an attractant for vermin and security savings that result from eliminating the oversight of the waste, including having the disposal vendor routinely entering the facility.

Overall sustainability programs are benefitted by reducing or even eliminating the organic waste stream, while producing a viable product, sums up Gilardi.

In fact, treating food waste “is one of the simplest sustainable programs to implement and provides valuable training for offenders in the fast growing green collar industry.”

Disposers & Collectors It’s estimated that 400 million pounds of food waste is generated each year from American prisons,

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notes Scott Goodin, technical sales manager with The Salvajor Company of Kansas City, Mo. As a first step, a large portion of this waste must be removed from the prison trays and other items used to prepare and serve meals to the inmates, he adds. Costs associated with this process are for water/sewer, energy, chemicals, and to maintain equipment in what many consider a harsh environment.

Traditionally in the correctional market, disposers with spray rinses have long been a method for preparing dishware for the dish machine and eliminating food waste.

Beyond customary disposers, Salvajor offers two types of more efficient systems, in addition to their line of disposers and control panels, says Goodin. “These systems eliminate the need for a prerinse while recirculating large volumes of water to accelerate the scrapping of dishware. This in turn prepares the dishware for a

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more efficient dish machine cycle, which uses less chemicals, water, and energy because the wares have had the heavy soil removed rapidly and the dish machine is running full or at capacity,” he details. “The need to wash rejects a second time is also reduced or eliminated.”

Salvajor systems are categorized as disposers and collectors.

Disposer systems are offered in single operator versions or a multiple operator model with a trough. This system is designed to remove 100% of the food waste through the drain lines.

Collector Systems capture large debris in a basket while allowing soluble waste to wash through holes in the basket. They are essentially large interceptors that recirculate water and wash the food waste. They are also offered in a single operator version or a model with a trough for multiple operators. In the collector type, “food waste reduction is around 50%,” he says, and the product captured in the basket is a semidry food waste that is ideal for composting or for use in digesters that don’t require the waste to be ground into small pieces.

Goodin points out that with any dish room, careful thought

should be given to the selection of equipment, and each piece should complement the others.

“For example, the disposers and collectors mentioned above keep the conveyors leading to the dish machine or soak sink full, so the wash cycles are at or close to the equipment’s capabilities.”

Further, a proper selection of our product will also complement a composting program or work well with a dehydrator or digester, he points out.

An unbalanced system leads to inefficiencies. “An example of a design that isn’t balanced,” Goodin details, “would be a large dish machine that relies on a prerinse unit with a sink strainer to capture food waste. This scenario makes it difficult to keep up with what the dish machine is capable of washing. The wares can’t be rinsed and loaded fast enough and if the operator does try to rush to keep up, there will be more rejects as well as an increase in chemical, water, and power usage.”

Warewasher Solutions Corrections facilities are commonly looking for versatile, reliable equipment that can increase production throughput while decreasing energy and resource

Grinders Save $ • Federal penitentiary in Indiana—Prior to installing JWC’s Auger Monster, it took crewmen one and a half hours to collect, bag and dispose of the solids every time the solids pan had to be emptied. Thanks to the Auger Monster, 60% less time is required for this procedure.

• Reclaimed water facility in California—Pumping energy costs decreased $78,000 per year and manual pump deragging has been eliminated after installing a Channel Monster.

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consumption, says Shayne Varnum, LEED Green Associate, director, Consultant Services & North Region with HobartTraulsen-Baxter, suppliers of food service and warewashers to corrections. With regards to dishwashing, most facilities have a tray washer, door-type or C-Line, and a three-compartment sink, he says, but for increased throughput, “we recommend upgrading to a CLPS86eN (conveyor line) or FT1000Se (flight type), which provides much greater versatility and energy savings.”

In a recent study, Hobart conducted a Total Cost of Ownership calculation, comparing the combination of a tray washer and three-compartment sink versus a conveyor line unit. The conveyor line system showed it cost about half what the tray washer cost to operate, after calculating total annual water, energy and chemical costs.

Hobart references three dishwashing innovations listed below that provide savings in water, energy and waste.

1) ASR or Automatic Soil Removal—First introduced in 2015, this technology is offered in the company’s Flight Types and Conveyor Type dishmachines and will be expanding to our AM16 when we launch that early next year, Varnum tells us. ASR actively removes (pumps) the food-soil from the wash tank to an external basket. This prevents that foodsoil from breaking down throughout the day—leading to a cleaner wash tank and better wash results.

“The other benefits include less detergent usage and we have shown a 35%-50% reduction in the duration between tank water changes.”

2) DWeR or Drain Water Energy Recovery—this is another exclusive from Hobart warewash, Varnum explains. Recently, all plumbing codes have adapted a requirement to prove that all facility drain lines can withstand temperatures of 140 (or below) or any device that utilizes water in

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excess of 140 degrees, incorporate a tempering kit to cool the water to below 140 degrees before discharging. Most manufacturers literally shoot cold water at the drain line to satisfy this code, he says.

Hobart drain water energy recovery insulates the drain line with cold water, thus cooling the drain line internally before it makes it to the floor sink. The advantage is that Hobart takes that cold water that was used to cool the drain line, which was pre-heated in the process from the heat in the drain line, and sends it to the booster heater to be used for the final rinse.

“At the end of the day, all final rinse water (180 degrees) is obtained internally through this heat exchange. This has tremendous savings with facility hot water requirements (since we are using cold water for our final rinse), as well as cold water savings (since we are not pouring this down the drain like other manufacturers would).”

3) Ventless—“We believe Ventless technology is the next phase of innovation in the dishroom,” says Varnum. “We were the first manufacturer to provide a ventless solution on our AM15 back in 2010. Today, we have a ventless solution in every product category—from our undercounter to our flight type. Our ventless dishmachines eliminate the need for direct ventilation, which could save thousands of dollars upfront during installation (no roof penetration, roof fan, SST duct-work) as well as providing an annual water savings over the standard, vented dishmachine, he concludes.

Ecovim Food Waste Dehydrators from Totemic are designed for smaller spaces, and can reduce the volume of food waste by 80% to 90%.

into the sanitary sewer system,” points out Stacy Belanger, product manager, with JWC Environmental, which provides a line of grinders of augers to counteract the challenges.

Additionally, large prison kitchens tend to generate and discharge grease. The crushing load of trash and debris found in prison wastewater has a tremendous impact on downstream pumps, piping systems, treatment plants and the people who operate and maintain them.

JWC’s powerful 30K and 40K Muffin Monster grinders are commonly specified in prisons, jails and police stations to make sure the toughest items that are flushed can be rendered harmless to the pumping systems. Muffin Monster grinders effectively reduce the particle size of wood, clothing, plastics, rocks, sludge, and other foreign material that would otherwise foul, clog or damage waste stream and process equipment, typically reducing the handling costs associated with solids removal, she says.

The Auger Monster provides a solution for institutions that want to remove unwanted debris

All Clogged Up Drain clogs, as well as food grease backups, are standard prison problems, disrupting the proper functioning of the facility.

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in the Salvajor Collector Systems, food waste reduction is reported to be around 50%. The semi-dry waste collected is ideal for composting.

completely from their sewage network. These systems first precondition the solids with a grinder to shred debris down to a manageable size. They then screen out and remove unwanted inorganic debris with an auger system. The removed material is dewatered and compacted prior to depositing it into a receptacle.

Belanger points out, JWC system not only helps prevent pump clogging by grinding up the solids to a consistency that the treatment works (the bar screen) can handle, it also dramatically reduces the heft of the solids that are collected, bagged and transferred to the dumpster. “This solids volume reduction translates into significant time and man hour savings. The reduction of solid waste material also increases the reliability of wastewater services and reduces or even eliminates the need for emergency plumbing repairs and costly clean-ups of sewer spills,” she furthers. “The positive changes to the waste stream can also reduce fines that facilities may incur from local wastewater authorities for violating effluent standards.”

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Kitchen Ventilation Controls Another area that can target savings is in ubiquitous prison kitchen hood. “Most kitchen hoods have exhaust fans and dedicated make-up air/supply fans that run at 100% or full speed the entire time they are on,” says Joshua Gerlock, business development manager with Melink. “In correctional facilities we often see these fans running 24/7 at full speed.”

However, he continues, most of the time these exhaust fans do not need to be running full speed for containment and capture of smoke and heat. So when these fans are unnecessarily running at full speed, energy is wasted in two ways.

“First, is the electric that it takes to run the fans. Second, is the conditioned air that the exhaust fans are sucking out of the building when the fans are not exhausting smoke and heat from cooking appliances. So the savings come in the form of kWh (exhaust fans and cooling) and BTU (heated supply air) reduction. On average, the system reduces the electric cost of the kitchen HVAC by 66%-78% and

the conditioned cost is reduced by 30%-40%.”

Melink’s patented IntelliHood HVAC controls package manages the speed of the exhaust and make-up air fans based on cooking activity, or more importantly, the lack of cooking activity resulting in the fan speed to be reduced or turned off. The system looks for smoke and feels for heat through the use of optic and temperature sensors that are retrofitted onto existing hoods. The sensors are connected to the Intelli-Hood processor which then controls variable frequency drives that are connected to the exhaust fans and the make-up air fans, he describes.

The jail will see both financial benefits and operational benefits.

Based on data gathered after the test system had been in use for over a year, Gerlock points out, “the jail will see a projected annual average reduction of 77,088 kWh, an 85% reduction in conditioned air costs associated with the kitchen HVAC, 103,298 lbs. of annual CO2 reduction, and a total annual estimated savings of $15,237. Based on these actual savings, the system will pay for itself in three years,” he says.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Melink Corporation provides energy solutions for facilities of all sizes and is a corporate member of GreenPrisons.org. The firm mostly works with correctional facilities via energy savings performance contracts, says Gerlock. “In recent years, we have worked directly with agencies and private prison owners/operators to improve energy efficiency. We have installed Intelli-Hood in hundreds of correctional facilities over the last 15 years, ranging from local jails up to multiple buildings at Federal Correctional Complexes. Intelli-Hood is GSA listed, providing us the ability to sell direct to certain government agencies.” %

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Tackling Transport The right equipment can make the difference in keeping transports safe.

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transportation needs never get a pass. Protecting inmates and officers from harm— and now the coronavirus—can prove to be tough to tackle.

Transport is fraught with challenges from onboard altercations, vandalism and the potential of prisoner escape, to moving prisoners with disabilities and the safe segregation of males, females, juveniles, both violent high-risk and non-violent, according to Roman Cornell, president and chief commercial officer at ABC Companies.

Keeping passengers under control while ensuring the security of drivers, guards and the public at large can be difficult and unpredictable. Cornell maintains with security and safety as the main priorities, ABC’s Van Hool CX Offender Coach can be specifically reconfigured for secure prisoner or detainee transfers to and from corrections facilities, to court appearances, work duty, medical appointments and more.

With seating capacity for up to 56 passengers, the vehicle’s customizable caging separates prisoners and guards, and options include secure weapons locker, a guard intercom system and PA microphone system and customized interior lighting. It can

ABC CLEANS from ABC Companies offers a full suite of sanitization and disinfection products, systems and choices, such as seats with partitions.

also include a tamper-resistant onboard restroom and can be ADA equipped with wheelchair lift and entrance ramp. It’s available in 35-, 40- and 45-foot models, and features a basic white paint scheme for an unmarkedvehicle appearance, which can be customized.

The coach can also be modified with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that employ interior and exterior cameras and driver alert displays, which are reported to enhance visibility and monitor passenger

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behavior, both inside and outside the coach. Says Thom Peebles, vice president/marketing, “Along with our proprietary ADAS options, we offer TEC (Technology Enabled Components), RECON (Readiness for Emergency Conditions) and CLEANS (Contact Limitation & Eradication of Airborne Noxious Systems) programs.” In addition, ABC offers a full suite of options for interior sanitization and disinfection from electrostatic fogging and HVAC filtration to UV Light Air Purification Systems.

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Segregated Medical Transport Smaller wheelchair transportation needs for many agencies means they must rely on medical transport or schedule third parties, says Bob Barker VanCell Product Manager Tim Donovan.

“These services often come at a high cost and limit their ability to efficiently schedule their transport operations.” He says customer feedback helped create the VanCell Elite 2.0A with an accessible wheelchair lift and tiedowns.

The universal design accommodates all wheelchair models and can transport up to eight passengers in the rear and one wheelchair in the middle compartment with one or dual sliding doors.

The ADA-compliant roof height and entry width, plus the 800pound capacity BraunAbility lift make passenger loading and unloading easier, he adds.

The van comes with an optional Safety Vision monitoring system with four interior cameras, plus optional exterior rearmounted or side-mounted camera with built-in infrared capabilities to monitor in complete darkness. The touchscreen monitor can show up to four camera feeds or one for closer viewing. The integrated event button allows officers to bookmark events for playback and can integrate with GPS to mark the exact location, time and speed when the event button is clicked.

For restraint/spit hood products from Bob Barker, Product Manager Ashlee Juneau details some of the currently most used.

InnoShield 8K protects officers from biting, spiting and the transmission of body fluids. “We have seen an increase in disposable restraints due to Covid.”

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The camera system in the VanCell Elite 2.0A from Bob Barker comes with an easy-to-use, touchscreen monitor with built-in speakers and shows both live and recorded video.

Restraints’ equipment, “the risk of conflicts is reduced, which reduces the amount of required close contact with the inmate, resulting in a lower risk of exposure to infection of Covid-19,” denotes President Charles Hammond.

The Transport Harness from Safe Restraints Inc. controls the hands to the front of the body as well as the elbows next to the body. The harness cannot be adjusted, used as a weapon, or removed by the inmate, he says.

And the harness is versatile: inmate’s hands can be controlled either in front or behind.

The tether of the transport harness is fed underneath the links of the leg shackles and attaches to the rear of the harness. The tether can then be shortened to put the subject into a bent-leg position to sit comfortably.

Because the tether length is locked in place, it effectively reduces the ability of the subject to run away or thrust kick. An ankle strap provides an additional layer of security.

A transport kit from another vendor, ASP, permits flexibility for the inmate to perform some tasks while remaining secured. To relate the equipment’s part in

mitigating risk, Michael Hess, vice president, Marketing, relays a Florida law enforcement officer experience. According to Deputy Sheriff Rene R., “Over the five years I was assigned to my agency’s transportation unit, some of the major issues I experienced were having to unsecure inmates to sign paperwork or use the restroom. One of the major benefits of the ASP Transportation Kit is that it allows inmates to perform these functions while remaining secured.”

Hess explains the most distinguishing feature of the ASP USA Transport System is the fact that components can be removed or adjusted without unsecuring the subject. This is accomplished by means of the Rigid Ultra Cuff wrist restraints that are the hub of the system. These cuffs feature a channel that accepts the connecting tongue on the chain or belt element so the hands remain cuffed at all times, regardless of what is being done with waist and/or leg restraints. Another safeguard is the locks used to secure the components engage automatically; the key is only needed to remove components.

Hess adds that demand has increased for the Tri-Fold

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Disposable Restraints, a crowd/riot tool that also reduces pathogen transmission.

Proactive Remedy Another tool that’s as much a deterrent as a restraint, Stun-Cuff from Myers Enterprises is often used in transporting, developer Brad Myers says, but adds it is not often activated as the demonstration itself is the deterrent. “The product is 99.9 percent deterrent, but it is effective if they do try anything.”

It’s a great deterrent when you demonstrate before you put it on, says Myers. “When you activate the device, it contracts the muscle in the leg so it pulls the foot up to the rear.” The advantage is it prevents anything from happening in the first place, he says. “People start to look at using Stun-Cuff after the fact, after they had to thump someone or they got away.”

And notably, each time it is fired it records the date, time and duration so if the detainee says it was fired twice, you can pull up the information and see if it was fired. Says Meyers: “Anyone can

The Hard Core FE Overt Carrier from Armor Express guards against stab/slash and ballistic threats.

check to see records but only the command staff has the code to erase data.”

Stun-Cuff allows detainees to sit in court without it being visible, which judges and lawyers appreciate to rid the detainee of a guilty stigma. “But if the detainee chooses to lunge at the judge or anyone, it’s just a one-button hit

The Stun-Cuff from Myers Enterprises deters unwanted activity during transport and is often used in court and at medical appointments, as it is undetectable under the pant leg.

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and he will go down—better than thumping him on the head or shooting him with a gun in front of the jury—better than any of the alternatives,” Myers says.

Guns are known to up the risk factor and Steve Murphy, product line director, Armor Express, acknowledges the fact.

“Corrections officers almost always will carry their firearm when moving inmates on the outside, including for court appearances, workrelated programs and other activities, and are at risk of being attacked with their own gun.” To protect the officer from ballistic threats he explains the firm’s Hard Core FE can be quickly equipped with rifle plates via its top-loading external plate pockets.

In addition, the two carrier styles protect from stab/slash weapons like makeshift shanks and include dynamic armored cummerbund for added side protection. Designed to fit Armor Express’s latest BRAVO cut armor panels for increased comfort and coverage, each size also offers an extra 10 inches in cummerbund adjustment over a standard cummerbund. Other safety/convenience features include dual radio microphone tabs and shears/knife/flashlight pocket.

Officers can also look to Armor Express’ Gemini dual-purpose soft armor with dual armor certification for ballistic and spike protection.

If an officer believes the carrier may have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus, Murphy says the CDC recommends spray disinfectant or disinfecting wipes without bleach. For carrier cleaning after removal of panels, normal washing kills the Covid-19 virus, according to the CDC, and air drying is recommended, he adds.

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BOP’s Substance Abuse Treatment Programs For over 20 years, the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ substance abuse treatment strategy has made a significant difference in the lives of inmates, their families, and their communities.

The Bureau's drug abuse treatment strategy has grown and changed as advances have occurred in substance treatment programs. Staff members have maintained their expertise in treatment programming by monitoring and incorporating improvements in the treatment and correctional programs literature, research, and effective evidence-based practices.

Drug treatment studies for inprison populations find that when programs are well-designed, carefully implemented, and utilize 26 CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

effective practices they: • reduce relapse • reduce criminality • reduce recidivism • reduce inmate misconduct • increase the level of the offender’s stake in societal norms • increase levels of education and employment upon return to the community • improve health and mental health symptoms • improve relationships Collectively, these outcomes represent enormous safety and economic benefits to the public.

DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION This series of classes provides education regarding substance abuse and its effects, and serves to help identify offenders with a need for further programming.

Nonresidential Drug Abuse Treatment This 12-week, CognitiveBehavioral Therapy (CBT) treatment program is conducted primarily in a group setting. The content address criminal lifestyles and provides skill-building

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While predominantly professionally run, community organizations and volunteers at the inmates’ release destinations serve as mentors to assist and support the participants upon their release.

opportunities in the areas of rational thinking, communication skills, and institution/community adjustment. This program is for offenders who: • have short sentences • may not meet the criteria for the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) • are awaiting RDAP • are transitioning to the community • have had a positive urinalysis test

Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) RDAP is the Bureau’s most intensive treatment program.

CBT is used in a modified therapeutic community model where offenders experience living in a pro-social community. Offenders live in a unit separate from general population; they participate in half-day programming and halfday work, school, or vocational activities. RDAP is typically nine months in duration.

The Bureau and National Institute on Drug Abuse combined funding and expertise to conduct a rigorous analysis of the Bureau’s RDAP. Research findings demonstrated that RDAP participants are significantly less likely to recidivate and less likely to

relapse to drug use than non-participants. The studies also suggest that the Bureau’s RDAPs make a significant difference in the lives of offenders following their release from custody and return to the community.

Throughout the U.S., 85 RDAP treatment groups are located in 73 locations. They are found in the Northeast, North Central, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Western Regions. A few are in female facilities and cover cooccurring disorders.

Community Treatment Services (CTS) Community Treatment Services is the reentry effort of the Psychology Services Branch.

CTS provides continuity of care for offenders placed in Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs) and on Home Confinement. Research has found this period to be the most vulnerable time for an offender to relapse into substance use and/or criminal behavior.

Research also demonstrates continued treatment and supervision is an essential element to the offender's treatment and success.

CTS provides a comprehensive network of contracted community-based treatment providers in all 50 states, three U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia. The network of professionals consists of licensed individuals (e.g. certified addictions counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professional counselors, medical doctors, certified sex offender therapists, etc.) and specialized agencies resulting in a variety of services available in the community.

In addition to providing treatment services to RDAP participants, services also include treatment for mentally ill offenders and sex offenders. Moreover, needed services such as crisis intervention counseling for situational depression, grief/loss, adjustment issues, anxiety,

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and/or enhanced treatment services for non-RDAP offenders who remain at the RRC after receiving a substance use related incident report are also provided, as appropriate and available.

Finally, CTS staffs work closely with U.S. Probation to establish a continuum of care as the offender leaves Bureau custody and moves to supervised release under U.S. Probation. To facilitate this process, Probation is provided with a comprehensive discharge/termination report on all offenders who have participated in treatment in the community.

This provides the supervising probation officer valuable information regarding the offender's treatment progress and ongoing treatment needs.

Our treatment strategy will continue to evolve, the BOP says.

Over the last 20 years, the Bureau has maintained a commitment to cognitive behavioral treatment: focusing offenders on understanding the relationships between their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. By doing so, offenders can learn to identify patterns of thinking that lead to selfdestructive actions and beliefs, so they can improve their coping skills. The Bureau also continues to adopt changes in treatment methods in an ongoing effort to improve treatment outcomes, such as transitioning programs from didactic (classroom instructive sessions) to interactive (group treatment sessions). The BOP’s drug treatment programs have recently undergone expansion to provide treatment opportunities for mentally ill offenders, and offenders who are U.S. citizens who speak only Spanish. The Bureau will continue to refine its programming efforts to maximize the likelihood of a successful return to the community for releasing ex-offenders and to ensure the public is best protected. % For further information see: www.bop.gov (Search custody & care inmate substance abuse treatment) CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 27

BY BILL SCHIFFNER, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

2021 Winter ACA Show Stoppers The American Correctional Association winter conference will be conducted as a hybrid event this February.

The hybrid format will allow a virtual Exhibit Hall, a virtual lounge and various live events, with a simulcast option for those who don’t travel.

The ACA announced that their Congress of Correction and Winter Conference to be held February 4-6, 2021 will be hybrid. The Exhibit Hall and workshops will be virtual only, while some plenaries and the General Session will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando. Those main sessions will also be live streamed through its platform.

The exhibit hall will remain open the entire duration of the conference, with non-compete hours on the 4th & 5th. The graphic above depicts an example of how the exhibit hall will be set up. Vendors will have the ability to design their own exhibit booths, and a VIP Networking 28 CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

Lounge will allow vendors to demonstrate their new advancements. ACA will offer live chat screens and the ability to 1:1 video conference with attendees to provide more personal, face-toface meetings.

Workshops will also be simulcast for viewing from the virtual platform.

The following is a preview of products and services that are scheduled to be on display as well host of other options for corrections buyers to peruse.

New Tablet Platform Securus Technologies and JPay have reimagined the possibilities and brought together the best features of their two tablet platforms to create the Securus Unity Platform. Experience the

most comprehensive and customizable tablet software delivered on its JP6S, the most advanced tablet in corrections. It offers the most complimentary betterment programs, delivers the largest library of entertain-

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ment including movies, games and music and customized to meet agency needs.

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Just Add Ramen This new addition turns your favorite ramen into your favorite nutrition packed meal, all for around the price of a protein bar.

Shelf stable, plant-based protein bites in five flavors: wasabi, sriracha, spicy orange, roasted vegan chicken and Thai basil vegan chicken. Packet contains around 13g protein, fiber, potassium, iron, calcium, zero sodium and is vegan, kosher and halal.

1.888.358.8696, JennyServiceCSR@pfgc.com

large number of trays. The carts are also constructed with long lasting casters. There is an option to add a heat box right away or one later to convert to a heated cart if you have temperature issues.

1.800.848.8160, www.joneszylon.com/ServeSmart/

Streamline and Connect Stacking Tray Jones Zylon is offering a new 5-compartment self-stacking tray (no lids needed) that seals off each compartment. The trays are paired with small, medium or large heavy-duty corrections grade carts that fit a surprisingly

Tyler Corrections is the comprehensive jail management software that automates business processes and drives efficiencies at intake, release, and everything in between. Tyler Corrections eliminates redundancies, reduces errors and costs, and ensures a safer, more efficient jail operation

for jail facilities of all sizes.

Seamless integration and secure data sharing provide courts, public safety, and supervision partners access to critical inmate

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information, creating a chain of efficiencies, including automatically flowing information from one agency to the next.

1.800.431.5776, cjsales@tylertech.com, www.tylertech.com/products/tyler-corrections

Rice and Bean Meals Union Supply is offering a full lineup of rice and beans for commissaries to stock up. Seven exciting flavors include jalapenos, chorizo, chili flavor, spicy

have added a multi-game pack to its silicone line.

These new pieces (6 pawns, 6 dice, 100 two-sided tiles and 4 tile holders) can be used to play games such as Monopoly and Scrabble. These are constructed of a pliable material, which reduces possibility of weaponizing. Pieces are unable to be melted and molded into various shapes, lightweight and safer than heavier pieces and are quiet when slammed or dropped.

1.800.334.9880, www.bobbarker.com

Managing Correctional Health Costs Since 1992, Wexford Health has offered economic, clinically sound programs to manage correctional health care costs while maintaining quality of care.

Contact them to learn how Wexford Health’s comprehensive clinical expertise, state-of-the-art technological solutions, and innovative strategies can help improve your facility’s bottom line 1.888.MED-MGMT (1.888-633.6468), www.wexfordhealth.com

Video Remote Arraignment Service

cheese and rice. Throw them into one of Union’s Sayulita tortillas and inmates can have a burrito to go.

310.604.4626, ddrewry@unionsupplygroup.com www.unionsupplygroup.com

Safe Game Pieces Bob Barker has received such great response for its flexible dominoes, chess and checkers that they

CourtCall announced the continuing expansion of its Video Remote Arraignment platform that allows the functions required by courts, law enforcement and other justice partners to be completed with one easy-to-use and secure solution.

Secure and browser-based without downloads to court or other government networks and trained moderator support. Fingerprint scanning and capture allow for authentication and identification.

Fingerprints can be stored and/or embedded on necessary documents for court files. Copies can be retained by the court in its database and printed for the defend a n t .

DocuSign electronic signature is embedded so as to allow real-time execution of orders and the capture of inmate and other participant signatures. CourtCall can supplement and work alongside other technologies courts may utilize.

1.888.882-6878, rdalessio@courtcall.com, www.CourtCall.com

Healthcare Services Centurion Health is a leading provider of healthcare services to state correctional agencies and serves seven state correctional systems (Delaware, Arizona, Kansas, Florida, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Tennessee). Founded by two of the oldest and most respected companies in correctional healthcare and managed Medicaid—MHM Services, Inc. and Centene Corporation—Centurion 34 CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

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Pharmacy Services

brings a level of innovative care coordination services never before available to large correctional systems.

1.800.416.3649, www.centurionmanagedcare.com

With 30-plus years of correctional experience, Diamond Pharmacy Services is the nation’s largest correctional pharmacy services provider, serving over 700,000 inmates in 1,700 correctional facilities, 120 juvenile detention centers, and 12 state Departments of Corrections across 46 states. The Diamond Advantage offers a complete product line and specialized dis-

pensing system pharmaceuticals, OTC, IVs, vaccines, medical supplies and commissary.

1.800.882.6337, www.diamondpharmacy.com

Riot Shields Damascus Gear® Riot and Disturbance Control Shields offer state-of-the-art protection. The ergonomic handles and break-away straps are dielectric to prevent electrical pass-through and can be reversed for left or right hand use.

The wide nylon arm straps can be easily adjusted while in use.

Damascus shields have superior optical quality and workmanship.

For extreme situations, the DRS10 Riot and Disturbance Control

Interlocking Shield (shown) provides an interlocking design which can be used to configure a solid barrier with surrounding team members for maximum defense.

1.800.451.4167 x204, www.demascusgear.com

Tamper-Evident Product Line Dispensing medication requires stringent controls.

Medications must be rigidly accounted for and protected throughout the dispensing chain and administration system. To meet these needs, EPS has expanded its line of tamper-evident products for medication protection. EPS now markets: 36 CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

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• TampAlerT Labels—for quick visual tampering detection.

These labels are constructed from specially formulated adhesive to quickly bond to practically all surfaces.

• TampAlerTape—tamper-evident tape with a unique visual signature. When removed from applied surfaces, a distinct “void opened” residue is immediately apparent. It’s invisible until the tape is removed.

• Safety Control Seals and Sets—

numbered and unnumbered brightly colored plastic padlocks and seals are available in a variety of sizes and sizes.

They’re ideal for crash carts, emergency drug boxes and medication cabinets.

• Sealed For Protection ID Bands— heat-activated bands shrink to the contours of the medication bottle, calling awareness to specific high-risk meds.

1.800.523.8966, info@medidose.com, www.medidose.com

Laundry Loop with Sock Snare Laundry Loops allow clothes to get thoroughly clean and cut drying time, energy consumption and utility costs in half. The company’s patented Sock Snare is said to be the only efficient means available to secure multiple socks of varied thicknesses throughout the laundry process. The company also offers Laundry Loop PLUS, which is 5-inches longer than the original Loop, with Double Sock Snares to accommodate correctional laundry schedules.

1.888.246.5667, www.laundryloops.com

Justice Targeted Health Record TechCare 5 is a corrections-specific health record software. It utilizes a browser-based system making it accessible anywhere you go.

The interface is intuitive and user friendly. TechCare 5 improves patient care and reduces liability by coordinating healthcare processes. NaphCare provides litigation and compliance support for TechCare 5, along with full-service technical support. The company’s litigation support helped a local sheriff’s office face a consent decree. Through the sheriff’s use of the software to document patient care and prove compliance, the multi-year consent decree was lifted. TechCare 5 is suitable for small to large agencies. It ensures quality from booking to release for every patient, says the firm.

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BY PERLA JOHNSON PROFILE FROM SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, NO. 5 IMPROVING LIVES FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Preparing for Reentry: How Religious Content On Tablets Helps

In the fifth installment of the “Improving Lives from the Inside Out,” the story features interviews with incarcerated individuals who have been empowered with betterment programs, educational technology and communication tools provided by Securus Technologies to help prepare for successful reintegration to society upon release.

This edition focuses on John Repel and Adrian Villegas who are incarcerated individuals at the Kendall County Sheriff's Office in Illinois.

They feel a higher power is giving them a second chance at life.

Their inspiration is delivered to them through complimentary religious programming provided by Securus Technologies SecureView® Tablet. Repel explains how the content will help him in reducing recidivism.

“The faith programs on the tablet are preparing me from staying away from drugs, gangs, and violence. Usually, when I get out of an institution, the process starts all over again, and I’m back in handcuffs, back in the old neighborhood,” he reflected.

However, Repel feels positive the religious content will lead him to a successful reentry.

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“Now that I have God this time, what is going to be with me is the consequence of my actions.

I will have the power to do the right thing, to be a good influence on my children and inspire them. They will see my right path, and I will have a positive impact,” he said.

Securus Technologies offers a variety of faiths in its religious programming to better serve diverse populations on its tablets for incarcerated individuals.

Religious resources include ebooks, teachings, audios and videos provided by the tablet.

When it comes to the jail environment, Sheriff Dwight Baird appreciates the peace and quiet as a result of the tablet programming.

“The jail noise is down. Folks are not yelling at one another.

People aren’t arguing about what

they want to watch on TV. They’re focused on the community tablet,” he stated.

Just as the sheriff remembers those chaotic times, so does Repel.

“I was short-tempered. I didn’t care about people or their property,” Repel said. “But now, religious programming on the tablets helps me be a more positive person. Religion has given me compassion for others.”

Repel goes on to say that his faith makes him feel content, free of anxiety, and accepting of others. “I used to have negativity with the staff and my peers, but my faith has changed that,” he added. “My attitude with my family is also brightened.”

He explains the religious programming on the SecureView® Tablet has opened him up to building relationships.

“I’m not selfish anymore. I understand everyone may be going through something difficult. Faith makes me want to help others,” he explained.

As Repel has found the Light through his experiences on the tablet, he would like the opportunity to have a platform to share

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his faith with others.

“I would like to make the world a better place. My whole life I invested in wrong things and caused pain for my family.

Once I got a tablet that changed.

I use it to start my day to get a positive attitude,” he noted.

Repel explains incarcerated individuals who have shared their feelings on religious content with others at the jail have built special connections.

“I felt excited and positive after I watch[ed] faith programs on the tablets. Religion inspires others to watch this programming as well. They’re like, ‘Hey, listen to this.’ It has resulted in religious camaraderie,” Repel said. “Here, it’s not common to share feelings. So now, we discuss issues in a positive manner.”

Positive Message In Sermons Sitting on the bunks and asking questions of the other incar-

John Repel reflects that the religious programming has helped him to have compassion for others.

cerated individuals is an important way for Villegas to communicate what he has learned from the religious content.

“I shared the programming on the tablets with two other guys in the dorm. The sermons deliver a positive message. Now, we’re all

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talking more often, sharing more,” Villegas concurred. “I like to ask them, ‘What thoughts come to mind? What did you learn?’”

As he prepares for reentry, he states that faith gives him a positive outlook on life. Villegas wants to share his challenges prior to rediscovering religion on the SecureView Tablet, in hopes that others will not lose faith and still have hope. His early days of incarceration were spent in bed, not eating, and in his words “wasting the day.”

“The religious videos on the tablets helped me a lot. I felt different, filled with hope and a sense of purpose,” Villegas stated.

“Now I know my reason for living is my family. I know I can be somebody in life and move forward, be successful and don’t look back.”

He concludes by saying he feels his new way of thinking will lead him to go to school, get a job and spend more time with his family.

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BY M.J. GUERCIO, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Dynamic Security True security is not only about high walls, razor wire and locked doors.

“We associate prisons with high walls, bars and locked doors, but it takes more than just physical barriers to create a safe, secure environment for staff and inmates.

The biggest challenge of prisons is to find a good balance between security, rehabilitation and efficiency,” says corrections technology expert Steven Van De Steene.

What we can take away from Van De Steene’s corrections reasoning is that security is more than fortifications. The researcher with International Corrections and Prisons Association advocates that security should be dynamic—and for a system to be dynamic it must establish a balanced, humane and normalized environment. It is a system that makes it possible for staff and offenders to live together. It goes to the heart of treating those inside so it’s possible for them to live outside when their sentence is satisfied, he asserts.

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The latest in corrections software indeed goes beyond physical barriers. It powerfully delivers the dynamic security trifecta of safety, efficiency, and rehabilitation.

SECURITY Electronic Location Device Guard1 is a real-time inmate management software. It incorporates electronic radio-frequency identification (RFID) inmate tracking. Officers scan RFID wristbands and wall tags to complete assigned tasks with mobile devices. It electronically documents well-being checks, inmate activities and handouts, as well as meal and medication distribution. Correctional facilities can reach 100 percent compliance by automating and organizing officer tasks with Guard1. Instant alerts notify the control room and staff of incomplete or missed tasks. The BetaGov Electronic

Cell Check System Study found that cell checks at Tecumseh State Correction Institution in Nebraska improved from 56 percent accuracy to 100 percent accuracy with a Guard1 electronic cell check system. The software can service facilities from one bed to over 10,000 beds.

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Full-scale Jail Management Modern detention centers require powerful jail management systems to deal with the high rates of incarceration in the United States. PTS’s Platinum OMS software streamlines jail management through customizable dashboards.

The home screen (or greaseboard) allows access to an inmate’s census, current location and permanent assignment. Other central dashboards include the intake wizard, as well as the incident, notifications and release dashboards.

The software has features such as: activity scheduling, visitation, customizable classification, conflict notifications, and facility inventory. PTS can also provide an integrated photo-capable handheld activity tracker. It is capable of identification, activity logging, watch management, and more.

PTS Solutions services facilities of all sizes.

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Reduction in Release Times Tyler Corrections is a comprehensive jail management software. It efficiently automates business processes such as intake, release and everything in between. Tyler’s seamless integration and secure data sharing provide courts, public safety, and supervision partners access to critical inmate information. It creates a chain of efficiencies that 44 CORRECTIONS FORUM • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

automatically distributes information between agencies. In the past, Dekalb County Jail Services Division utilized a paper process.

This led to inefficiencies in its jail

management system. For example, the inmate release average was five to eight hours per inmate. After Dekalb County Jail implemented Tyler Corrections it was able to streamline the process and reduce release times by 50 percent.

800.431.5776, cjsales@tylertech.com, www.tylertech.com/products/ tyler-corrections

Inmate Management & Real-time Tracking Black Creek Integrated Systems offers correctional facility management and security management software. Black Creek’s SallyPort 4.0 is a web-based electronic inmate record management system designed for city and county jails. It meets or exceeds mandatory reporting requirements. Black Creek’s TSI Prism is RFID equipped to track inmates in real-time. The tracking system allows an administrator to keep track of every staff member, contractor, visitor, key ring, inmate and high-value asset in a facility. The system can track an

inmate’s heartrate continuously.

It sends an alert when an inmate’s heartrate goes beyond normal ranges, indicating a potential incident.

205.949.9900, sales@blackcreekisc.com, www.blackcreekisc.com

Mail Management & e-Messaging Platform TextBehind specializes in products that eliminate contraband from a facility’s correspondence system. These products include physical scanners, mail room software and electronic correspondence platforms. Its physical scanners detect contraband in general inmate mail, books, magazines, religious correspondence and privileged mail. TextBehind’s mail management software provides the tools to review, redact and approve mail content. The company also provides virtual correspondence for facilities that require the elimination of physical mail. TextBehind offers platforms such as websites, mobile apps, and two-way inmate e-mes-

saging. An Alabama facility needed to get rid of its physical mail system due to contraband issues.

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TextBehind replaced the facility’s physical mail system with a two-way e-messaging platform and eliminated contraband by 100 percent. TextBehind is suitable for facilities that range from major state divisions to smaller city and county correctional facilities.

800.590.0495, info@textbehind.com, www.textbehind.com

Justice Targeted Health Record TechCare 5 is a correctionsspecific health record software. It utilizes a browser-based system making it accessible anywhere

EFFICIENCY Up-to-the-Minute Scheduling Adequate shift coverage is a necessity at public safety facilities. ScheduleAnywhere offers employee scheduling software that is up-to-the-minute. Staff can access schedules anywhere, anytime either online or via the mobile app. Administrators can manage schedules and review

staffing needs. Employees can remotely submit schedule requests.

The software lists staff certification and training, ensuring that the correct personnel are selected for the appropriate tasks.

ScheduleAnywhere provides realtime communication between administration, officers and staff, as well as between locations and divisions. Prior to implementing ScheduleAnywhere, El Dorado County Probation in Shingle Springs, California, used a paper calendar. This meant that staff could only view the schedule on site, and that changes had to be handwritten. Before installing ScheduleAnywhere it was a challenge to communicate changes to the entire probation staff.

ScheduleAnywhere is ideal for agencies of all sizes, including those with multiple locations and divisions.

800.874.8801, info@scheduleanywhere.com, scheduleanywhere.com

er management systems, pharmacy systems, laboratory information systems, and others. Fusion has worked with multiple clients to connect their electronic health records with outside health care providers, such as hospitals. The software is scalable and is used in small clinics as well as large multisite facilities. Currently its corrections-specific suite is utilized by a combined 25 agencies and manages over 500,000 patients.

732.218.5705, BD@fusionmgt.com, www.fusionehr.com

Case Management Support you go. The interface is intuitive and user friendly. TechCare 5 improves patient care and reduces liability by coordinating healthcare processes. NaphCare provides litigation and compliance support for TechCare 5, along with full-service technical support. The company’s litigation support helped a local sheriff’s office face a consent decree.

Through the sheriff’s use of the software to document patient care and prove compliance, the multi-year consent decree was lifted. TechCare 5 is suitable for small to large agencies. It ensures quality from booking to release for every patient, says the firm.

205.215.1520, ben.nowland@naphcare.com, www.naphcare.com

Health Care & Pharm Software Electronic health records are vital to inmate health care. Fusion Health provides electronic health records and pharmacy management software. The software can

be configured to meet the unique needs and operational workflows of any client. Fusion’s software facilitates integration with thirdparty applications such as offend-

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A comprehensive case management system is essential for probation, parole and community corrections agencies. Northpointe Suite from equivant functions both as a case management software and as a decision-support platform. This software makes it easy to review a client’s complete history and personal files. The software can manage violations and

positive progress. Northpointe Suite’s scheduling assistant helps case managers track and set reminders for clients and themselves. Supervisors and administrators can monitor agency workloads with customizable dashboards. The Suite includes full support for pretrial release. It has phase-specific assessments that quickly inform decisions and set appropriate levels of supervision.

Northpointe suite is suitable for agencies of all sizes, from sheriff’s departments to statewide agencies.

800.406.4333, katie.brachel@equivant.com, www.equivant.com

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cerated loved ones without stepping foot in a facility. In-person visitation is not always possible or convenient; this year the pandemic ceased in-person visitation, but even in normal circumstances visitation hours can be hectic and crowds unpredictable.

GTL’s VisitMe provides corrections staff with several tools to monitor visits and prevent illicit activity. It can be used at a facility or at annex stations. A mobile cart solution is available for restricted-class offenders. Its reentry services assist those under supervision to return to society by connecting them with the people and resources they require to reduce recidivism. GTL’s software scales to a facility’s size and needs. It is used in facilities with an average daily population of less than 100 to over 1,000.

When the Covid-19 pandemic shut down in-person visitation this spring, many facilities turned to GTL’s video visitation software for a more personal method of communicating. GTL was quickly able to scale their video visitation software to provide virtual faceto-face communication, while seamlessly meeting each facility’s needs. www.gtl.net/contact-sales/

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niques to encourage sustainable change. These techniques include personalization and positive reinforcement. Catalyst incorporates four services: In-Sight video calls, appointments, messaging and questionnaires. It replaces in-person interaction with live video calls, yet it still facilitates engagement between clients and case managers. It is equipped to handle client loads ranging from 100 to 60,000 persons. Earlier this year, the Cleveland Municipal Courts were able to continue supervision virtually while Covid-19 prevented in-person meetings.

They replaced face-toface meetings with cFive Catalyst’s automated questionnaires. And the courts used the messaging feature to send updates on closures, new procedures, and health and safety protocols.

949.260.3012, kpatterson@cfive.com, www.cfive.com

JPay’s tablet platforms.

Complementary betterment programs are available and include education and reentry resources.

The JP65 has a vast library of entertainment, including Hollywood movies, popular games and new music. Tablets are customizable to meet a facility’s needs. Clients have reported increased communication opportunities through calling, messaging, photos and videos. They also noticed a decrease in violence and improved chances for successful reentry to society. Securus can meet the needs of the smallest county jails all the way to the largest Department of Corrections facilities. sales@securustechnologies.com, www.securusunity.com In the end, for corrections facilities to be truly safe they must reach a balance—a balance of safety, security and rehabilitation, as Van De Steene points out.

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PO Box 101747 Irondale, AL 35210 tel: 205‐949‐9900 email: sales@blackcreekisc.com website: www.blackcreekisc.com ...From Revenue‐ generating Video Visitation Systems to Enterprise‐class Jail Management Solutions, Black Creek Integrated Systems is your turn‐key source for modern Touchscreen‐based, correctional facility security control systems and security management software solutions that reduce the cost of corrections. Black Creek focuses only on the corrections market ‐ installing integrated security and records management solutions in jails, prisons, courthouses and government facilities across the nation.

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Dianne.Huffstickler@suddenlink.com website: www.correctionalcabletv.com ...CCT is the largest satellite provider in the correction industry serving over 150 sites across 21 states. You select the programming and leave the rest to us. No up‐front cost for equipment and installation‐‐just one low monthly rate for programming and service.

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Sacramento, CA 95834 tel: 916‐928‐0061 800‐800‐CPOF contact: Charleene Corby, CAO email: mail@cpof.org website: www.cpof.org ... The Correctional Peace Officers (CPO) Foundation is a national, non‐ profit charity for surviving families of Corrections personnel killed in the line of duty. The CPO Foundation also operates an extensive Catastrophic Assistance Program for Corrections personnel in times of emergency, crisis or other great need.

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190 Veterans Drive Northvale, NJ 07647 tel: 800‐221‐3212 contact: Dan Donohue email: info@craftmasterhardware.com website :www.craftmasterhardware.com ...As a proud Southern Folger distributor, our detention lock offerings include deadlocks, deadlatch, and electro‐mechanical locks, gate locks, food pass locks and retrofit locks.

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...PassPoint is a known standard in Ocular Drug Scanning. The PassPoint dot net system limits exposure to bodily fluids. PassPoint not only decreases the amount of money agencies spend on monitoring for substance abuse, it also increases client accountability by being able to test more often. The PassPoint system has a built in passive breathalyzer for increased alcohol detection. Streetime also offers its state of the art call‐ in testing program called Call Point Plus.

This program comes with PassPoint or can be purchased as a stand alone test notification system. Call point allows for multiple schedules, built in holidays, and much more. With Call Point, agencies pay one price for their entire population.

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P.O. Box 151, Girard, PA 16417 tel: 1‐800‐458‐0839 website: www.emscogroup.com ...Nothing is safer behind bars than a Rhino. The Rhino Bucket, made by EMSCO Group, is heralded as a revolutionary bucket design that lacks any metal components in the wringer or bucket system. The wringer system is a simple, yet robust, design that allows mops to be drained and rung out without extra moving parts which not only keeps inmates and personnel safe but also reduces wear typically seen on moving wringer systems. And because there's no metal, there's no rust. With the four 3" casters, these buckets glide around making cleanup work faster and more efficient. It's incredibly durable and no assembly is required. To top it off, EMSCO Group unconditionally guarantees each Rhino Bucket against defects. Get that extra protection for your prison, jail or other incarceration facility with the Rhino Bucket from EMSCO Group ‐ Maker of fine custodial products.

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New England Food is a sales and distribution company that specializes in servicing the correctional food service industry nationwide. Almost 90% of our customers are correctional accounts making this market segment our primary focus.

We are committed to building long term relationships with our customers and suppliers by satisfying their needs and exceeding their expectations. We take great pride in providing the highest level of service while treating each customer and supplier with honesty and integrity.

We are a small, family-owned business that keeps its overhead as low as possible allowing us to offer the most competitive prices. As a small business, we are nimble, flexible, and responsive to the needs of our customer.

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Administrators can manage schedules and review staffing needs anytime, anywhere. ScheduleAnywhere ensures proper shift coverage, tracks certifications and training, and streamlines communication.

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Advertiser Index November/December Black Creek Integrated Systems Corp.....................................................32,43 www.blackcreekisc.com Bob Barker ....................................................................................................59 www.bobbarker.com California Coast University.............................................................................6 www.calcoast.edu/corrections CEIA, USA......................................................................................................38 www.ceia-usa.com Centurion Managed Care...............................................................................2 www.centurionmanagedcare.com Chestnut Ridge Foam, Inc. ...........................................................................21 www.crfoam.com Correctional Cable TV ..................................................................................53 www.correctionalcabletv.com Endur ID Incorporated .................................................................................36 www.endurid.com Damascus Protective Gear............................................................................58 www.damascusgear.com Hazelden Publishing.....................................................................................30 www.hazelden.org Institutional Eye Care ...................................................................................58 www.institutionaleyecare.com Jones-Zylon Co..............................................................................................11 www.joneszylon.com Keefe Group..................................................................................................60 www.keefegroup.com Key Storage ..................................................................................................35 www.keystorage.com Keytrak, Inc...................................................................................................21 www.keytrak.com/correctionsforum Medi-Dose Company.........................................................................4,6,32,37 www.medidose.com Nuctech...........................................................................................................7 www.nuctechus.com VISIT US AT WWW.CORRECTIONSFORUM.NET

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