Advertorial piece for Corrections Magazine

1. Have you ever used your phone
to capture a video? Maybe your
child’s first steps, first soccer goal,
or a birthday message? Likewise,
if you’ve received a video you
know how it can brighten your
day, make you laugh, and even feel
closer to home.The simple fusion
of everyday technology and a little
TLC from a loved one is why
VideoGram TM is fast becoming
a high-adoption communications
channel in corrections agencies.
What is VideoGram?
Depending on agency permis-
sions, a VideoGram can be inbound
(sent to the inmate by approved
senders) or outbound (sent from the
inmate to approved senders) with
most videos capped at about 30 sec-
onds.These short video clips can be
streamed between the inmate and
their sender in a “thread” format
similar to texting, except with video
instead. Inmates can then view
video messages on a facility kiosk,
tablet, or other approved device,
where all sent and received Video-
Grams are stored and displayed in a
chat thread format.
Previously a PC-based service,
JPay’s new iteration is mobile en-
abled; meaning friends and family
can now also use their smartphones
or tablets to capture videos.
“We expect epic adoption rates
with our new mobile VideoGram
platform,” stated Tara Bertram,
vice president of marketing at
JPay. “There’s no webcam or PC
needed, just pick up your phone
or tablet, record it and send it off.
This is mainstream technology
that’s fulfilling expectations for how
customers want to communicate by
today’s standards. Yet, for agencies
it’s innovative, controllable and
well suited for an environment that
demands practicality.”
A few reasons why VideoGram
technology is increasingly high
demand:
1.Technology everybody has
Almost everyone has a mobile
phone. In fact, 90 percent of
Americans have a mobile phone, 58
percent of these with a smartphone
according to 2014 research from
Pew Research Center.The same
study reveals 42 percent of Ameri-
cans own a tablet, furthering JPay’s
prediction that mobile technology
is where it’s at.
2. Helps inmates stay connected
and aids in reducing recidivism
Video clips “stream” face-to-face
dialogue between inmates and their
families, enhancing inmate-to-fam-
ily communications and strength-
ening bonds between inmates
and their support systems on the
outside. Even though they can’t be
there in-person, inmates can still
see, hear and participate in special
moments and milestones either
from a JPay Living Unit Kiosk or
with the JP4® Tablet.These video
clips can also be saved to the JP4
Tablet for repeated viewing.
3. Built in security and tracking
VideoGrams are subject to the
same scrutiny as emails and photo
attachments, providing agencies
with review and tracking infor-
mation as well as control over
cotraband. All videos are screened,
reviewed and released from the
same facility portal used to manage
email.
JPay, a leading provider of cor-
rections technology solutions, has
VideoGram services active in a
handful of states, including Geor-
gia, Indiana, North Dakota, and
Washington.
To find out more about JPay’s
VideoGram service:
Sales@JPay.com
R
ecent research has shown
there is a strong correla-
tion between PTSD and
criminogenic behaviors in incar-
cerated veterans. As more ser-
vice members are returning
home from the war, many are
faced with a history of untreat-
ed PTSD that is often exacerbat-
ed by multiple deployments.
The struggles with PTSD com-
bined with difficulties returning
back to life outside the combat
zone can be complicated and
oftentimes overwhelmingly anxi-
ety provoking.
This article will explore the
new DSM 5 criteria for PTSD,
which was published at the
American Psychiatric Associ-
ation in San Francisco in May
2013. The prevalence of the
problem will be discussed and
pertinent areas that contribute
to this correlation will be
reviewed.
PTSD, or Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder, is defined as
the development of characteris-
tic symptoms following expo-
sure to an extreme traumatic
stressor. In helping service
members understand this phe-
nomenon it is important to help
the service member understand
that the issue is not what is
wrong with him or her but
rather the issue is more about
what happened to him or her.
In the new DSM 5, the stressor
condition for PTSD is more
explicit with regards to how an
individual experiences a trau-
matic event. The subjective
reaction in the DSM 5 has
changed from the DSM IV TR
in that this criterion has been
eliminated. In assessing symp-
tomology, the DSM 5 has delin-
eated four symptom clusters:
re-experiencing, arousal, avoid-
ance/numbing, avoidance and
avoidance/numbing and persis-
tent negative alterations. Other
changes from the DSM IV TR
include special criteria for chil-
dren six years and younger and
a dissociative sub-type.
Ultimately, PTSD may affect
functioning in three major
ways: thoughts, level of arousal
and feelings.
Underlying Effects
In understanding behaviors
and the correlation between
PTSD and criminogenic behav-
iors, it is important to under-
stand how the brain becomes
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BY DR. MARK FLEMING,
DR. MARK SIMPSON AND
NORMAN PRESECAN
The Correlation
Between PTSD and
Criminogenic Behaviors
In Incarcerated Veterans
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