What Are Shift Log Reports and How Effective Are They?

What Are Shift Log Reports and How Effective Are They?

Shift log reporting is a critical component of any jail, prison, or juvenile detention facility’s compliance and governance process. It provides valua...

The One Mistake Nearly Every Correctional Officer Makes Doing Rounds, and How to Fix It

The One Mistake Nearly Every Correctional Officer Makes Doing Rounds, and How to Fix It

Consistency is typically a good thing in a corrections setting. From the level of detail included in a log to how officers communicate with inmates an...

3 Quick Tips to Become More Proactive on Shift

3 Quick Tips to Become More Proactive on Shift

If you've used GUARDIAN RFID’s SPARTAN, you're likely familiar with the “purge siren” that sounds when a round is overdue. That blaring alarm can trig...

The Top 15 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Guard Tour System

The Top 15 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Guard Tour System

Paper logs were once the pinnacle practice of logging rounds. Fortunately, a lightbulb turned on in someone’s head and they recognized that there had ...

The Top 5 Tips New Supervisors Need to Know

The Top 5 Tips New Supervisors Need to Know

Taking on a “supervisor” role in any profession is an impressive advancement. But what does it mean to be a supervisor in corrections? What are you ex...

Which is Better to Have in My Facility: Cameras or an RFID Tracking System?

Which is Better to Have in My Facility: Cameras or an RFID Tracking System?

Jeff Kovar, Strategic Account Executive, has visited over a hundred jails and prisons throughout his career. During this time, a recurring theme emerg...

Why Supervisor Rounds in Your Jail or Prison Facility Are Crucial

Why Supervisor Rounds in Your Jail or Prison Facility Are Crucial

Rounds are a critical component in securing the safety of correctional facilities. There are often policies surrounding how rounds are completed to en...

How Do I Get to 100% Round Compliance?

How Do I Get to 100% Round Compliance?

Believe it or not, people in corrections are very creative and like to make up bad-ass names for many things, like “sallyport,” “prison punch,” or “ja...

Top 4 Mistakes Corrections Officers Make While Doing Rounds and How to Fix Them

Top 4 Mistakes Corrections Officers Make While Doing Rounds and How to Fix Them

Whether it’s a simple mistake, forgetfulness, or laziness, mistakes happen. Plain and simple. However, in corrections, even the smallest mistakes can ...

Why Jails Should Switch to Mobile Inmate Tracking

Why Jails Should Switch to Mobile Inmate Tracking

Nearly 60% of managers report missing critical information daily due to difficulties in locating it when it's stored on paper. Senior leaders, on aver...

What Are Shift Log Reports and How Effective Are They?

What Are Shift Log Reports and How Effective Are They?

GUARDIAN RFID

Shift log reporting is a critical component of any jail, prison, or juvenile detention facility’s compliance and governance process. It provides valua...

The One Mistake Nearly Every Correctional Officer Makes Doing Rounds, and How to Fix It

The One Mistake Nearly Every Correctional Officer Makes Doing Rounds, and How to Fix It

GUARDIAN RFID

Consistency is typically a good thing in a corrections setting. From the level of detail included in a log to how officers communicate with inmates an...

3 Quick Tips to Become More Proactive on Shift

3 Quick Tips to Become More Proactive on Shift

Kenzie Koch

If you've used GUARDIAN RFID’s SPARTAN, you're likely familiar with the “purge siren” that sounds when a round is overdue. That blaring alarm can trig...

The Top 15 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Guard Tour System

The Top 15 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Guard Tour System

Cpt. Daniel Quam, MBA

Paper logs were once the pinnacle practice of logging rounds. Fortunately, a lightbulb turned on in someone’s head and they recognized that there had ...

The Top 5 Tips New Supervisors Need to Know

The Top 5 Tips New Supervisors Need to Know

Kenzie Koch

Taking on a “supervisor” role in any profession is an impressive advancement. But what does it mean to be a supervisor in corrections? What are you ex...

Which is Better to Have in My Facility: Cameras or an RFID Tracking System?

Which is Better to Have in My Facility: Cameras or an RFID Tracking System?

Kenzie Koch

Jeff Kovar, Strategic Account Executive, has visited over a hundred jails and prisons throughout his career. During this time, a recurring theme emerg...

Why Supervisor Rounds in Your Jail or Prison Facility Are Crucial

Why Supervisor Rounds in Your Jail or Prison Facility Are Crucial

Jeff Kovar

Rounds are a critical component in securing the safety of correctional facilities. There are often policies surrounding how rounds are completed to en...

How Do I Get to 100% Round Compliance?

How Do I Get to 100% Round Compliance?

Paul Baze, MPA, CJM, CCT, NJLCA

Believe it or not, people in corrections are very creative and like to make up bad-ass names for many things, like “sallyport,” “prison punch,” or “ja...

Top 4 Mistakes Corrections Officers Make While Doing Rounds and How to Fix Them

Top 4 Mistakes Corrections Officers Make While Doing Rounds and How to Fix Them

Greg Piper

Whether it’s a simple mistake, forgetfulness, or laziness, mistakes happen. Plain and simple. However, in corrections, even the smallest mistakes can ...

Why Jails Should Switch to Mobile Inmate Tracking

Why Jails Should Switch to Mobile Inmate Tracking

Camille Knighton

Nearly 60% of managers report missing critical information daily due to difficulties in locating it when it's stored on paper. Senior leaders, on aver...