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The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Mobile Correctional Facility Robots
Loaded on June 1, 2022
by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2022, page 32
Filed under:
Police State-Surveillance.
Location:
United States of America.
by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton
There are too many people in U.S. prisons. Their guards are overworked, underpaid, and prone to human errors, and they require work breaks and food, paychecks and sick days. Plus, they possess flaws that can lead to outbursts of violence, racism, and …
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Oregon Federal Court Issues Groundbreaking, Model COVID-19 Damage Class & Wrongful Death Class Certification, by Mark Wilson
- Eleventh Circuit Says Florida Prisoner Alleging Sexual Assault by Guard Need Not Also Prove Excessive Force and Malicious Intent, by David Reutter
- Washington Pays $3.25 Million for Negligent Medical Care Causing Preventable Prisoner Death, by Mark Wilson
- DOJ Secures Settlement With South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice at Detention Center Where Staff Hogtied and Bit Kids, by Brooke Kaufman
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- $500,001 Settlement Against Guard Who Groped Delaware Prisoner With Long History of Lost Cases, by Keith Sanders
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- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Mobile Correctional Facility Robots, by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton
- $275,000 Settlement Reached After Detainee’s Attempted Suicide at Illinois Jail, by David Reutter
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- Kentucky Supreme Court Rules ‘Incarceration Fees’ May Not Be Collected After Charges Are Dismissed, by Casey Bastian
- $250,000 Paid to Woman Forced to Give Birth in California Jail Cell by Guards and CFMG Nurses, by Ashleigh Dye
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- News in Brief
More from Cooper Quintin:
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance, Sept. 1, 2022
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services, Aug. 1, 2022
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Monitoring Online Purchases of Inmates’ Family and Friends, July 15, 2022
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Mobile Correctional Facility Robots, June 1, 2022
More from Beryl Lipton:
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance, Sept. 1, 2022
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services, Aug. 1, 2022
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Monitoring Online Purchases of Inmates’ Family and Friends, July 15, 2022
- The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Mobile Correctional Facility Robots, June 1, 2022
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- Protecting Your Digital Privacy, Oct. 15, 2025. Police State-Surveillance, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet, Cell-Phone Location/Tracking Data, Electronic Surveillance, Digital Devices.

