Program objective

Program inactive and pending archival. Goals: Effectively assist correctional agencies to develop a tactical approach for combatting cellphone contraband including policy reviews, operational orders, security overhaul, staff training, and meeting the mandates of authority established by other federal agencies with oversight provision. Objectives: Provide best practices including: • technological solution implementation on comprehensive contraband interdiction systems for state and local governments; • Resources and tools to enhance staff training for institutional corrections staff; • Make available competitive sub-awards to correctional facilities to implement technologies that prevent and limit cell phone contraband and provide technical assistance on reviewing policies, procedures and technology implementation; • Conduct effective case studies and maintain documentation on the interactions, training, procurements, developments and other processes with the grantees selected to receive sub-awards; • Develop model policies, operational orders, and training curricula for state and local correctional agencies, to include cataloguing warrant language and state-level statutes, based on the respective case studies conducted for grantees selected to receive sub-awards; • Make information publicly available including via an online toolkit or other agreed upon means. Performance Measure 1: Number of grantees that have implemented or enhanced contraband interdiction systems; Performance Measure 2: Number of contraband cellphones confiscated or drones identified.