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Trending technology works its way into jails

Christmas came early at the Sanilac County jail this year. A few days shy of the holiday, nearly every inmate was given a tablet computer as part of a pilot program to encourage good behavior and increase inmates’ access to library materials and job opportunities. The pilot program is the first of its kind in […]

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Canyon County Jail Inmates Using Tablets to Contact Family

BOISE (AP)• Inmates in southwestern Idaho are now corresponding with family members and friends electronically via the jail’s new tablets. The Canyon County Jail has about three dozen tablets for inmates to check out. The electronic devices were provided at no cost

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DECEMBER HERO: SERGEANT VALDEZ

Yellowstone County Hero Runs Unique Programs that Save Taxpayer Money, Free Up Beds, and Keep People out of Jail DECEMBER 23, 2015 YELLOWSTONE, MT –  Telmate’s December Hero of the Month, Sergeant Jason Valdez, is a progressive thinker at the Yellowstone County Jail, where he leverages innovative technology and programs to drive efficiencies at his […]

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Telmate’s “Deck the Halls with Calls” Program Donates Phone Time, Messages and Photos to Inmates for Holidays (PRWeb)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) December 23, 2015 – Telmate today announced the fourth year of “Deck the Halls with Calls,” a yearly event where the corrections leader donates over one million minutes of communications time, including phone calls, messages and photo sharing to incarcerated men and women so they can connect with loved ones during the […]

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Telmate Partners with Trinity Services to Streamline Commissary Ordering in Local Jails

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) DECEMBER 09, 2015 – Corrections technology leader Telmate today announced its strategic partnership with Trinity Services Group, Inc. the nation’s largest provider of food service and commissary. “We are proud to partner with Trinity to offer our customers a paperless, convenient and efficient way to provide commissary ordering using Telmate Tablets,”

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Telmate Offers Vanderburgh County Jail News Ways to Connect

Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office launched 56 Telmate Tablets and 25 Telmate Video Visitation Stations at Vanderburgh County Jail. They provide more ways for inmates to connect, which leads to better behaved inmates, all at zero cost to tax payers. Watch the full story here

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Inmates allowed to use tablets to text, listen to music, play games at detention center

Learn more about the positive outcome of Canyon County’s decision to install Telmate Tablets at their facility. Watch the full story here

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Canyon County Jail Offering Tablets to Inmates

Canyon County Sheriff’s Office is happy with their decision to install Telmate Tablets at the Canyon County Jail. The Telmate Tablet offers benefits in and outside the facility. Now inmates at Canyon County Jail not only have additional ways to connect with loved ones but also turn idle time into positive, productive time that benefits […]

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New Visitation Policy at Vanderburgh Co. Jail

It’ll be a win-win for Vanderburgh County Jail and the friends & family of inmates when the facility goes digital after the New Year. By January, 2016, all visitations will be done online to provide inmates more access to friends & family, while decreasing facility risk and liability.

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NOVEMBER HERO: CAPTAIN BRIAN BARRS

Effingham County Hero Combines Technology and Trust to Run Efficient Jail NOVEMBER 23, 2015 EFFINGHAM, GA – Telmate’s November Hero of the Month, Captain Brian Barrs, not only runs a technologically tight ship while successfully managing the new, one-year-old Effingham County, Georgia jail, he also relies on an atmosphere of trust to get things done. […]

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Oregon Program Has Milestone Year Connecting Foster Kids to Incarcerated Parents with Telmate’s Remote Video Visits

SALEM, OR (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2015 – For more than two years, the Department of Human Services (DHS), Marion County Child Welfare Office in Salem, Oregon, has both hosted and had one of the highest volumes of remote video visits for foster kids. But Marion County Child Welfare hit an impressive milestone on October 21, when […]

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Sumner County Announces Adoption of Telmate Guardian, Smartphone-based GPS Monitoring for Drug Court

GALLATIN, TN (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 16, 2015 – Sumner County Recovery Court of Tennessee today announced their adoption of Telmate Guardian, a technically advanced, low-cost, smartphone-based, GPS monitoring solution for low-risk populations in community corrections which includes pre-trial, work-release, probation and parole. Telmate Guardian provides a secure and easy way to monitor

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