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This session presents a comprehensive and contemporary overview of advanced contraband detection technologies in correctional facilities. This session will cover critical areas including drug contraband identification, cell phone detection, drone threat mitigation, and the use of portable ferromagnetic detectors. Based on a series of landscape assessment of products and insights from practitioners developed under the Criminal Justice Technology Testing & Evaluation Center findings will showcase a multi-layered approach, integrating scanning technology, physical searches, chemical detection, and facility protocols to prevent contraband entry and reduce associated security risks. We will cover issues related to addressing the adaptive challenges of contraband smuggling methods and highlights the essential role of technology, staff training, and policy frameworks in creating safe, contraband-free correctional environments. The session will cover existing technologies available for contraband detection, challenges to adoption and implementation, lessons learned from use cases, and ethical and legal considerations.

PRESENTERS: Michael Planty, Senior Director of Justice Programs, RTI International, and Neal Parsons, Senior Research Scientist, RTI International

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