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The Inmate Video Visitation System concept was first developed and installed by Datapoint Corporation for the Brevard County Jail Complex in Brevard County, Florida. The world's first inmate video visitation system was installed in late 1995 followed shortly thereafter with a similar installation at the St. Lucie County Jail in Ft. Pierce ...
The provider supplies medical, dental and pharmacy services; however, the county handles behavioral health in-house, which could soon change Spokane County facing tight deadline as medical ...
The most well-known line of duty death in recent WADOC history was that of Jayme Biendl in 2011. [53] This incident has been called "the Washington Department of Corrections 9/11", as it resulted in dramatic changes to WADOC security protocols and programs for incarcerated people. An annual Behind the Badge memorial run is held in honor of ...
A European conference on Prison Education and Training was held in February 2010. Over 200 delegates from across Europe were in attendance. It was suggested to be widely accepted that prisons are damaging to the inmates, and therefore a method to decrease the potential damage is to provide the inmates an education during their incarceration.
Sep. 17—The Spokane County commissioners oppose an effort that uses state funds to improve voter turnout among jail inmates, but the project is moving forward anyway. Spokane County Auditor ...
Sep. 27—The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office this week explained how two jail inmates died earlier this year. Charles Francis Boardman and Kyle Robert McLaurine, both inmates of the ...
Vocational classes offered at MCC include printing, information technology and personal computer support specialist, and inmates can earn a GED while incarcerated. An independent non-profit, University Beyond Bars (UBB), offers college courses as a volunteer organization, and some people incarcerated at MCC have earned associate degrees despite the prohibition of state funding for post ...
Neither is NaphCare, the medical provider for the Spokane County Jail. But lawsuits that end with eight-figure verdicts don't happen often. A federal jury on Tuesday awarded $27 million in damages ...