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McCracken County Regional Jail Eliminates Paper Logs with Guard1
"We had been using paper logs for years but after seeing another jail using Guard1 here in Kentucky, we saw how it could increase our check accuracy and accountability, reduce paper in our facility, and make pulling reports quick and efficient. I think every jail could use Guard1." - Chief Deputy Carter
The Challenge: Unreliability of Tedious Paper Logs
McCracken County was using paper logs before Guard1. With paper logs, officers would write reports that weren't always legible and it was difficult to sometimes read what they wrote. Also, they didn't have a way to verify every check. Finally, they ran into the same legibility challenge when providing paper logs for annual state inspections.
The Outcome: Accurate Logs, Paperless Checks, and Efficient Reporting
With Guard1, McCracken County has been able to eliminate paper logs. Officers make their check and scan the memory button, electronically documenting that the check was made. They use Guard1 and The PIPE for inmate well-being checks, observation cells, and meal handouts.
"I'm able to pull a report once per week and see that our checks were made on time."
Stephen Carter
Chief Deputy, McCracken County Regional Jail
"With Guard1, we don’t have to worry about paper logs at all. Officers make their checks and scan the memory button, electronically documenting that the check was made. This has been extremely helpful for our inmate well-being checks, meal handouts, and our observation cells. With Guard1, I’m able to pull a report once per week and see that our checks were made on time. "
What McCracken County Regional Jail uses Guard1 for:
"We use Guard1 for several different checks and activities in our facility.
We primarily use Guard1 for well-being checks of inmates and our security rounds. We have a PrisonProof button inside of each cell for Officers to make their well-being check on the inmate.
We also have a button outside of their cell that Officers scan when they pass out their meal to inmates. That way, if an Officer passes out a meal at 8:25 AM, they just scan the button outside of the cell to electronically document that they gave the meal to the inmate.
Additionally, we also have memory buttons set-up outside of our 8 observation cells. This is something we’ve created on our own that has worked well for us. Outside of each cell is a board that has multiple buttons. Each cell has a button assigned to it, which the Officers will scan at the top of the board as they make their check on the inmate. Then, there are buttons underneath that cell’s button which Officers will scan to document an observation about the inmate. These are different observations like “Inmate is walking” and “Inmate is sleeping”. This way, Officers don’t have to carry anything with them for those observations but The PIPE and can make all of their checks and observations quickly, efficiently, and accurately."
"It provides me with an opportunity to coach that Officer and reiterate the importance of making checks accurately."
Stephen Carter
Chief Deputy, McCracken County Regional Jail
"We still do spot-checks with video once per week for all of our checks, especially our observation cells. I’ll pull the report in Guard1 and make sure that we’re logging the correct observation of the inmate on special watch. If I see a discrepancy between what the inmate was doing on video and what the Officer documented with The PIPE, then it provides me with an opportunity to coach that Officer and reiterate the importance of making checks accurately."