Va. prisons pilot AI-powered scanner to detect drugs in inmate mail

Va. prisons pilot AI-powered scanner to detect drugs in inmate mail

By Corrections1 Staff

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is rolling out a high-tech mail screening system designed to stop drugs and contraband from entering its facilities.

The department is the first corrections system to pilot the Sentinel CT scanner, developed by ScanTech AI Systems, Inc, according to VADOC’s news release. The scanner will be deployed at VADOC’s Centralized Mail Distribution Center for six months to…

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