Safety Considerations and the Model 100
1. COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS The spread of this virus in correctional institutions could become catastrophic. For this reason, it is recommended that visitation areas be non-contact for the foreseeable future. This is to protect the inmates, as well as corrections officers and staff.
2. CONTRABAND The visitation area is well-known to be the most “open” or vulnerable part of a jail or prison. Visitors can be carrying contraband in the form of drugs, or items that can be used as weapons, to be passed to inmates. IN order to prevent contraband passage, all Model 100 handset elements are sealed with Epoxy. And specially designed metal elements prevent damage from paper clips being pressed into the element holes.
3. ADEQUATE COMMUNICATIONS It is desired to provide high-quality inmate-visitor communications. In a study by the New York City Board of Corrections inadequate visitation communications was cited as a cause for inmate unrest. The Model 100 solves this problem. As an initial test of the system in the Manhattan House of Detention (the “Tombs”) one-quarter of the booths were retrofitted with the Model 100 System. The result was that inmates fought to use the new Model 100 handsets.
4. LOW MAINTENANCE The Model 100 System uses no batteries. The power supply can power up to 20 conversation pairs, only using the power of a nightlight. There is virtually no maintenance required.
5. NOISE IN THE VISITATION AREA Before the Model 100 inmates and visitors would shout to one another either through a mesh screen, or using old sound-powered “submarine type handsets that were heavy and hard to hear through. The Model 100 handsets deliver clear, crisp high-level communications far superior to a standard office telephone. And they are hearing-aid compatible.
The answer is simple. The Model 100 Inmate-visitor Telephone System provides superior inmate-visitor communication while protecting against COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS, contraband, and vandalism in the visiting area of your institution. It is retrofittable in existing institutions, and the system is easily installed by your electrical maintenance staff quickly.
1. COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS The spread of this virus in correctional institutions could become catastrophic. For this reason, it is recommended that visitation areas be non-contact for the foreseeable future. This is to protect the inmates, as well as corrections officers and staff.
2. CONTRABAND The visitation area is well-known to be the most “open” or vulnerable part of a jail or prison. Visitors can be carrying contraband in the form of drugs, or items that can be used as weapons, to be passed to inmates. IN order to prevent contraband passage, all Model 100 handset elements are sealed with Epoxy. And specially designed metal elements prevent damage from paper clips being pressed into the element holes.
3. ADEQUATE COMMUNICATIONS It is desired to provide high-quality inmate-visitor communications. In a study by the New York City Board of Corrections inadequate visitation communications was cited as a cause for inmate unrest. The Model 100 solves this problem. As an initial test of the system in the Manhattan House of Detention (the “Tombs”) one-quarter of the booths were retrofitted with the Model 100 System. The result was that inmates fought to use the new Model 100 handsets.
4. LOW MAINTENANCE The Model 100 System uses no batteries. The power supply can power up to 20 conversation pairs, only using the power of a nightlight. There is virtually no maintenance required.
5. NOISE IN THE VISITATION AREA Before the Model 100 inmates and visitors would shout to one another either through a mesh screen, or using old sound-powered “submarine type handsets that were heavy and hard to hear through. The Model 100 handsets deliver clear, crisp high-level communications far superior to a standard office telephone. And they are hearing-aid compatible.
The answer is simple. The Model 100 Inmate-visitor Telephone System provides superior inmate-visitor communication while protecting against COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS, contraband, and vandalism in the visiting area of your institution. It is retrofittable in existing institutions, and the system is easily installed by your electrical maintenance staff quickly.