Tips For Good Prisoner Transport Systems

By Francis Riggs


A very big percentage of all the prisoner escape cases took place during the process of transportation. Although transporting prisoners is very dangerous, it cannot be avoided because inmates have to be moved from a correctional facility to another due to a number of reasons. For this reason, it is advisable to have effective prisoner transport systems that will ensure safety for the prisoners and the wardens.

Most of the times that prisoners manage to escape authority is because some safety precautions were not taken. The handcuffs may be too loose to prevent the inmates from escaping. This most of the time results on death or serious injuries on the prison officers. The following are precautions that could be taken to avoid these situations.

Apart from the handcuffs there are other security devices that must be used to completely make sure the prisoners cannot do anything wrong. Leg chains and waist chains can be very useful in enhancing the security. These devices must be made of very strong material that cannot break easily. They should be bought from a reliable supplier with quality products.

Unlike the handcuffs, the leg and belly chains also help to restrict the movement of the prisoners. With these extra protections, the prisoner will not be able to move from one point to another to try and hurt the officers in charge of these transportation. These chains are usually attached to the prison van so that the wardens are unable to break free. They must also be attached as far away from the warden as possible.

Convicts also require to be transported around in special cars with enhanced safety. Special features are normally added to these cars to make them even surer. For example, they ought to have satellite GPS devices to constantly know the area that the vehicle is in. In case the prisoners manage to escape, it will be much easier to know their location if these devices are fitted.

In addition to the satellite devices, there are other devices that can be installed on the vehicles to further improve the security. For example, there must be very strong window and door metal protection that is not easy to break. If these vehicles are like the normal ones with just glass windows, the prisoners will not even need extra effort to break through them.

Apart from preventing the escape of these inmates, the transportation system must also ensure the safety of the officers. There should be an unbreakable barrier between the sections where they sit and where the wardens sit. The officers must also make sure that their weapons are safely kept in places that cannot be accessed by the criminals.

The process of prisoner transportation may seem very easy but it is not especially for the wardens. Each and every precaution must be taken during this process. The prisoners must be thoroughly searched before they are moved into the van to make sure they are not carrying any sharp objects. From the above essay, different correctional facilities can get some tips that they can use during prisoner transportation.




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