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General operational and educational information for corrections professionals. Not legal, medical, or compliance advice, and not a certification of compliance with any law or standard. Policies and standards vary by agency and jurisdiction; follow your facility's policy and your own legal, medical, and professional advisors.

// Library changelog

What is new in the Library

The Corrections Safety Intelligence Library is a living, maintained reference, not a static site. This page tracks what has been added and updated. It is refreshed monthly.

// OCTOBER 5, 2026
UPDATEDJail Safety Legislation Watch: five measures added (Delaware SB 291 enacted, California AB 2257 signed, Virginia HB 80 carried over to 2027, Mississippi HB 1739 failed, and the Federal Prison Oversight Act as the federal inspection baseline), with a new carried-over status. View
UPDATED50-State Jail Oversight Tracker: all 50 states now mapped, with 2026 changes noted for California and Delaware. View
UPDATEDPreventing In-Custody Deaths: new October source roundup on how death-reporting rules are tightening, plus a new FAQ. View
// SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
NEWAn Ask VPT page: send a corrections safety question and a VPT reviewer responds, with general guidance (not legal or clinical advice). View
NEWNine plain-language answer pages for the questions jail leaders actually ask, from whether cameras prevent deaths to what to look for in AI camera technology. View
NEWSix independent-source guides pointing to NIJ, OJP and BJA, RAND, PREA, NCCHC, and ACA, with VPT stated as independent and not affiliated with any of them. View
UPDATEDSite-wide footer now links to Ask VPT from every page. View
// SEPTEMBER 2026
NEW30 core anchor pages upgraded to the full standard (doctrine, risk pillars, methodology, proof), each with a practitioner note, answer capsule, and FAQ. View
NEW50-State Jail Oversight Tracker, all 50 states sourced from state authorities and public records. View
NEWJail Safety Legislation Watch, tracking federal and state jail death-reporting and oversight measures. View
NEWThree named VPT Standards: the Five-Layer Safety Intelligence Standard, the Welfare Round Integrity Standard, and the High-Risk Zone Coverage Standard. View
NEWThe State of Corrections Safety 2026 report, with a downloadable PDF. View
NEWInteractive self-audits: the Jail Safety Readiness Checklist and the Tier Check Integrity Self-Audit. View
NEWFunding Paths for Safety Coverage, a claims-safe guide to how jails fund safety. View
NEWSix printable field one-pagers (PDF) for tier checks, first 72 hours, high-risk zones, medical visibility, executive review, and control-room alerts. View

Last reviewed: October 5, 2026. The living trackers are updated as new sources and measures are confirmed; new pages and tools are logged here each month.

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