American Jail Association Special Section/Technology

BY BILL SCHIFFNER, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

THE AJA’S 39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE & JAIL EXPO IS BEING HELD APRIL 4-8, 2020 AT THE GAYLORD ROCKIES RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER IN AURORA, COLORADO. The theme of this year’s conference is “Creating Connections” and the organization plans to offer a host of engaging, edu

cational, groundbreaking workshops and sessions along with networking opportunities and access to extensive emerging jail technologies and products from more than 200 vendors.

Here is a sample of the products and services you’ll find on the show floor.

Northpointe Suite Custody Management provides an evolved approach to jails and other detention centers looking for a sophisticated—yet uncomplicated—

platform to manage all aspects of facility operations and oversight. Bringing together data analytics, policy compliance, and decision support, this powerful system includes all the tools you need for objective inmate classification; compliancy tools for PREA; pretrial management; screeners for mental health, suicide, and PTSD; program eligibility criteria; complete resident tracking and progress; risk/needs assessments and reentry planning and management.

1.800.406.4333, info@equivant.com, www.equivant.com

It doesn’t get any better than fried chicken and quarter pound burgers. Union Supply will be showing their crowd-pleasing American comfort foods that consist of their new Lyndel Dean’s Original Recipe

Fried Chicken and Back Country Quarter Pound Beef

Burger. Both offer fun staples for the commissary.

1.310.604.4626, ddrewry@unionsupplygroup.com, www.unionsupplygroup.com

Bob Barker has added a new highly visible basketball and silicone games for the security market. VisiTect Basketball features a unique pattern that reduces everything in between. No matter how large or small your jail facility, Tyler Corrections eliminates redundancies, reduces errors and costs, and ensures a safer, more efficient jail operation. Seamless integration and secure data sharing give your courts, public safety, and supervision partners access to critical information about inmates, creating a chain of efficiencies, including the automatic flow of information from one agency to the next.

1.800.431.5776, cjsales@tylertech.com, www.tylertech.com

Insinger manufactures commercial warewashing equipment specifically designed for corrections environments. The Insinger tray washer was developed to

the likelihood that the ball is replicated or purchased from a standard store. Vibrant colors are easily seen from a distance and do not blend in with surroundings. This helps increase security by reducing the potential of contraband entering a facility through an ordinary basketball. One-of-a-kind design reduces the ability for it to be replicated. The company is also showing Flexible Silicone Game Pieces and Game Sets. Pliable material reduces possibility of weaponizing and it’s unable to be melted and molded.

1.800.334.9880, www.bobbarker.com

Tyler Corrections is the comprehensive jail management

software that helps automate business processes and drive efficiencies at intake, release, and

wash and sanitize compartment trays and is the only NSF approved tray-washing system in the industry. The TRAC 878 removes debris that standard warewashers leave behind; compartment trays come out clean and sanitized with the first pass. Insinger’s security package is specifically designed for high-risk facilities; the security package replaces standard parts on the dishwasher with theft-proof components.

1.800.344.4802, www.insingermachine.com

Experience and Innovation With just under three decades of industry experience, Wexford Health offers economic, clinically sound programs to manage correctional health care costs while

maintaining quality of care. Contact Wexford to learn how their comprehensive clinical expertise, state-of-the-art technological solutions, and innovative strategies can help improve your facility’s bottom line.

1.888.MED.MGMT (633-6468), www.wexfordhealth.com

Centurion, LLC is a national leading provider of health care services to correctional agencies, specializing in delivering real managed care systems perfected in large Medicaid and commercial insurance environments. Centurion succeeds where others fail in maintaining high staffing levels with low turnover in challenging correctional facilities. www.teamcenturion.com

Securus Technologies SecureView Tablet provides equal access to incarcerated individuals to help them prepare for reentry. The complimentary tablet offers content like education, ebooks, job search, mental health programming, professional development and religion. These digital programs help build better lives and more vibrant communities.

sales@SecurusTechnologies.com, TabletsImprovingLives.com

Electronic Operating System TechCare is NaphCare’s comprehensive electronic operating system. Beyond providing electronic health records (EHR), ONC-certified TechCare is a corrections-specific operational system that automates, standardizes, and enforces proactive inmate care. It also connects NaphCare, its on-site staff, and its clients in a way that no other system can, providing on-demand, transparent information and communication regarding healthcare services. Designed with users in mind by correctional health clinicians, TechCare is said to be versatile, easy to use and proven. 1.844.849.3211, www.techcareehr.com

Diamond is the nation’s largest correctional pharmacy, providing comprehensive pharmacy services for approximately 640,000 inmates nationwide. Diamond offers overnight delivery, formulary management services, competitive pricing, med carts, free Sapphire eMAR software with barcode technology, and a full line of medical supplies. 1.800.882.6337, www.diamondpharmacy.com

Cook’s Correctional will be showing its latest Rhino Cart. The Rhino 630-G-84 transports up to 84 Cook’s Brand Gator and Grizzly Trays, or any 15 x 13-1/2 inch tray with six stacks of 14 trays each.

Trays fit inside easily without excess room, so they aren’t jostled around during transport keeping meals intact. All Cook’s Brand Rhino Carts are said to be highly durable one-piece plastic meal delivery carts built to last even in the toughest of jails or prisons. 1.800.956.5571, www.cookscorrectional.com

Still using mesh laundry bags? Laundry Loops are reported to get clothes cleaner and dry in 50% of the time. Reduce time, cost, and energy consumption by half. Laundry Loops allow clothes to wash and dry as if they were loose, but stay sorted throughout the laundry process. This eliminates the need to sort garments as they come out of the

Sentry Security specializes in the installation, service and monitoring of commercial security systems for intrusion, access, video and fire systems. As Chicago’s singlesource solution for security needs, Sentry Security offers the most comprehensive range of services to deliver customized security solutions and ease-ofuse convenience.

1.847.353.7200, www.sentrysecurity.com

dryer, minimizing lost items. Compared to the mesh bag method, 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 will be showcasing 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 info@laundryloops.com www.laundryloops.com

Vistar Corrections is introducing Wyler’s Light New Zero Sugar Island Punch Singles To Go. The new drink mixes turn water into beverage that pack a delightful punch of fruit flavored hydration—sugar-free and low in calories. Wyler’s Light Singles To Go are reported to be the delicious no-brainer refreshment now available in five great flavors. See the company's complete line of drink mixes and thousands of additional products in their 2020 Vistar Corrections catalog, now in circulation.

1.888.358.8696, JennyServiceCSR@pfgc.com, www.Vistar.com