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Rising prison violence and contraband spur DOC plans for tablets, body cams and training
Summary
Lawmakers pressed DOC on a near‑doubling of serious incidents and growing synthetic‑drug contraband; DOC highlighted violence‑reduction initiatives—peer mentors, de‑escalation training, lighter locks—while advancing a vendor‑funded tablet rollout and a $2.1 million body‑camera contract for parole agents.
Members of the appropriations committee confronted Department of Corrections officials about rising violence and new contraband threats inside state institutions and pressed for concrete mitigation plans.
DOC witnesses said their violence‑reduction task force produced multiple recommendations, including expanded de‑escalation training for staff, peer mentoring programs, changes to locks to reduce blunt‑force injuries and expanded analytic…
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