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Associated Press
03-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
SentryPODS Enhances Correctional Facility PSaaS Capabilities via Centralized Video Monitoring Services
Improve Inmate and Staff Safety with Innovative Security Offerings from SentryPODS ASHLAND, OHIO / ACCESS Newswire / July 3, 2025 / Ohio-based SentryPODS, a trusted name in the security sector, recently deployed the Fortress, a cloud-based video monitoring system that allows SentryPODS users to connect to their surveillance system remotely, from any location or Surveillance For Correctional Facilities SentryPODS' units feed video to prison guards the moment they are powered on. This industry-disrupting technology can be used across a variety of industries, but is especially adaptable for service within correctional facilities. With almost 2 million inmates incarcerated in state, federal, and local prisons across the nation, correctional facilities are turning to technology to help enhance the safety and security of both staff and inmates. 'The SentryPODS system protects both staff and inmates from situations that can compromise their safety, whether that threat is at the perimeter or inner walls of a correctional facility,' says Brent Canfield, founder and CEO of SentryPODS. 'With the addition of the Fortress, security personnel can view live feeds from any camera, no matter where they are located, and proactively address safety risks before they escalate.' Centralized surveillance solutions like the Fortress provide many operational advantages for correctional staff, with a focus on the following key areas: The SentryPODS Fortress combines the accuracy of a high-performing, threat detection surveillance system with the capability of analytics and AI to provide instant, live surveillance video that users can monitor 24/7, from any location or device, to improve security planning as well as day-to-day operations. It is also scalable, integrating seamlessly with all current SentryPODS cameras and accessories. The SentryPODS Fortress delivers: Security risks faced by correctional staff can make it difficult to ensure safety within correctional facilities. But with new technologies, including video monitoring systems like the SentryPODS Fortress, corrections staff can maintain order and ensure a safe environment for staff, inmates, and the public. For more information about video monitoring systems and other security systems, contact SentryPODS today. Contact InformationBrent Canfield Founder & Owner +1419-614-6620 SOURCE: SentryPODS press release
CBC
13-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Deaths in correctional facilities demand systemic response, former investigator says
Social Sharing Former federal correctional investigator Howard Sapers says more needs to be done to address the systemic problems that lead to deaths in Canadian correctional facilities. Sapers says coroner's inquests investigating those deaths often repeat the same themes over and over, including issues with staffing and training; questions about the adequacy of policy; and matters related to the infrastructure at individual facilities. "It's like Groundhog Day," he said. "I've read so many of these and participated in so many that … your mind wanders. 'Like, OK, am I still looking at the right inquest? Is this the outcome from that process? Because so often, you see the same things." Sapers made the comments on Windsor Morning Friday after a coroner's jury released 22 recommendations in an inquest into the death of Joseph Gratton. Gratton died of fentanyl toxicity at the age of 31 after overdosing at the South West Detention Centre in 2019. The inquest heard that a cellmate had been sick earlier in the day, but had blamed the illness on something he ate. A nurse on staff had failed to further investigate his symptoms and told the inquest she had a heavy client load and likely would've looked into the situation more thoroughly if she had more time. Jurors also heard that a nurse practitioner at the jail had denied Gratton's requests for Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid addiction, because he had a history of hoarding medication, and she was concerned he might abuse it. But Sapers said correctional facilities are doomed to repeat the same circumstances if inquests only look at the details of individual cases, instead of addressing systemic problems such as chronic understaffing and overcrowding. "There's these spasms of reform, and then there's backsliding," he said. "And so what we really need is sustained political commitment to getting things as right as we can." Recently, Sapers said, there have been moves to conduct joint inquests into multiple deaths that share common circumstances. Experts already know how to address many of the problems facing the corrections system, he added.
