Inside These Walls,
Every Shift Is a Mission
Your correctional officers face combat-level threat environments, chronic understaffing, rising violence, mandatory overtime, with software designed for paperwork compliance, not operational survival. Argus brings intelligence-grade capabilities to the facilities where officers need them most.
The Crisis Behind the Walls
A War Zone Without the Support
The headlines capture fragments. A beating death in Marcy. Riots in Mississippi. Officers walking off the job in protest. Behind each headline is a system stretched beyond breaking, officers working mandatory 16-hour shifts, facilities operating at 70% staffing but expected to function as if fully staffed, violence rising year after year while the technology budget goes to administrative compliance software that doesn't protect anyone.
The Numbers Tell the Story
Between 2020 and 2023, corrections lost more than 64,000 workers nationwide. Those who remain face an impossible calculus: the ratio of incarcerated individuals to officers climbed from 3:1 to 4:1 in just two years. In New York, staff assaults rose 24% in a single year, after rising 13% the year before, and 25% the year before that.
The Technology Gap
External law enforcement has moved to intelligence-led operations. Fusion centers. Real-time analytics. Network analysis that maps criminal organizations. Inside correctional facilities? Officers still work with systems designed around booking paperwork and commissary accounting. The same institutions that would never send patrol officers into gang territory without intelligence briefings send correctional officers into housing units containing actual gang members, with nothing but a clipboard and a prayer.
The Human Cost
Correctional officers experience PTSD at five times the rate of the general population. Their life expectancy is 59 years, sixteen years shorter than average. In California, 48% of corrections staff report feeling anxious or on edge. Twenty-eight percent report depression. Eleven percent have experienced suicidal thoughts.
This isn't a staffing problem that can be recruited away. It's an information problem. Officers operating blind in an environment that requires tactical awareness.
Corrections Deserves Intelligence-Grade Tools
What If Corrections Had What Law Enforcement Has?
Standard for External Law Enforcement
- Network analysis showing relationships between suspects
- Pattern detection identifying behavioral changes
- Intelligence briefings before operations
- Real-time coordination with partner agencies
- Predictive analytics for resource deployment
What Corrections Officers Get
- Static classification score from intake (months old)
- Incident reports scattered across filing systems
- Institutional memory that leaves when officers burn out
- Paper-based communication between shifts
- Reactive response after incidents occur
Same threat actors. Same organized crime networks. Different tools.
One Platform. Complete Situational Awareness.
See how Argus integrates across correctional operations, transforming isolated data into actionable intelligence.
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Select an area on the facility diagram to compare current state vs. Argus capabilities
Security Threat Group Intelligence
Gang members don't stop being gang members when they enter your facility. They organize, communicate, recruit, and direct operations, both inside and outside. Argus treats STG membership as an ongoing intelligence requirement, not a checkbox field.
Explore a sample STG network visualization. Click nodes to see connection details.
Cross-Facility Mapping
Visualize STG networks spanning multiple facilities
Hierarchy Identification
Automatic detection of leadership structures and key nodes
External Integration
Connect internal networks to street-level intelligence
Pattern Detection
Identify communication channels and operational patterns
Technology That Protects Your Officers
Every other aspect of corrections technology means nothing if it doesn't contribute to the safety of the people working inside. Argus was built by people who understand that staff safety isn't a feature, it's the purpose.
Pre-Shift Intelligence Briefings
Before officers enter housing units, they should know what they're walking into: overnight incidents, STG tensions, high-risk individuals on their assignment, scheduled movements requiring attention.
Tactical intelligence, not just administrative updatesReal-Time Risk Indicators
Stream analytics process facility data continuously, flagging developing situations: unusual population clustering, communication pattern changes, behavioral indicators that preceded previous incidents.
Alerts while intervention is still possibleCumulative Exposure Tracking
Correctional officers don't break from a single incident. They break from the twentieth, the fiftieth, the hundredth. Argus tracks cumulative exposure to traumatic incidents, providing visibility into the invisible toll.
Wellness data serves officers, not disciplineProtective Documentation
When accusations arise, and in corrections, they always arise, documentation is protection. Immutable audit trails, timestamped entries, and evidence-grade documentation demonstrate what officers actually did.
Documentation that defends officersUnion-Compatible Design
Staff safety features are designed to protect officers, not surveil them. Wellness data serves wellness. Documentation defends against false accusations. Technology enhances officer capability without compromising due process.
State-Wide Situational Awareness
Individual facilities don't operate in isolation. Individuals transfer between facilities. STG members maintain networks across the state system. Patterns that emerge in one facility predict problems in others.
State DOC Deployment
For state corrections departments operating multiple facilities, Argus provides unified intelligence across the entire system. The same STG network visible across all facilities. Transfer decisions informed by destination facility intelligence. System-wide pattern detection that identifies emerging threats before they spread.
County Jail Coordination
County jails serve as intake points for the state system. Intelligence gathered during county detention informs state classification decisions. Conversely, intelligence from state facilities helps county jails manage individuals returning from prison.
External Law Enforcement Integration
Correctional intelligence has value beyond facility walls. Gang activity identified inside informs street-level enforcement. Release planning coordinates with local law enforcement. Your facility becomes part of the broader public safety mission.
Meeting Requirements, Enabling Operations
Compliance requirements exist for good reasons. But compliance systems shouldn't constrain operational capability. Argus meets all requirements while providing intelligence value that goes far beyond checkbox completion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Argus work with our existing Jail Management System?
Yes. Argus is designed as an intelligence layer that integrates with existing JMS platforms via standard APIs. You don't need to replace your booking or records system, Argus enhances it with intelligence capabilities that most JMS platforms lack.
How does STG tracking work across facilities?
Argus creates unified STG network visualizations that span all connected facilities. When an individual transfers, their network connections and intelligence context transfer with them. New affiliations or tensions at the destination facility are immediately visible.
Can state DOC and county jails share intelligence?
Yes. Argus supports federated intelligence sharing between state and county systems while maintaining appropriate access controls. Intelligence gathered during county detention can inform state classification decisions, and vice versa.
How does Argus address union concerns about officer surveillance?
Argus is designed to protect officers, not surveil them. Wellness data is for wellness support, it's not used for discipline. Documentation features are designed to defend officers from false accusations. We welcome union leadership participation in demonstrations.
How long does implementation take?
Initial deployment typically takes 60-90 days depending on facility size and integration requirements. We start with core intelligence capabilities and expand to additional modules based on your priorities. Training is included throughout.
Your Officers Deserve Better Than Compliance Software
Every day, correctional officers walk into facilities designed to contain society's most dangerous individuals, armed with technology designed for paperwork. The contrast should be unacceptable.
Argus doesn't replace the courage your officers bring to every shift. It supports that courage with intelligence that protects them, tools that enhance their situational awareness, and documentation that defends them when accusations arise.
The crisis in corrections won't be solved by software alone. But it will never be solved without giving the people inside those walls the same intelligence capabilities we provide to those outside.