{"id":53289,"date":"2026-04-16T18:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/georgia-correctional-facility-deploys-anti-contraband-drone-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:06:47","slug":"georgia-correctional-facility-deploys-anti-contraband-drone-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/georgia-correctional-facility-deploys-anti-contraband-drone-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Correctional Facility Deploys Anti-Contraband Drone Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776377207508.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53288\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Officials at the Fulton County detention facility in Georgia have deployed specialized drone technology to prevent contraband from reaching incarcerated individuals. The aerial surveillance system is designed to stop unauthorized deliveries of prohibited materials to the jail population.<\/p><p>The drone equipment comes from Flock, a technology firm that has faced questions regarding the extent of its surveillance operations and monitoring capabilities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia county detention center has implemented drone technology to prevent illegal items from reaching prisoners. The surveillance drones are manufactured by Flock, a company facing questions about its monitoring capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":53288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776377207508.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-dRv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52319,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/georgia-jail-deploys-drones-to-stop-contraband-deliveries-to-prisoners\/","url_meta":{"origin":53289,"position":0},"title":"Georgia Jail Deploys Drones to Stop Contraband Deliveries to Prisoners","author":"Admin","date":"April 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A correctional facility in Fulton County, Georgia has implemented drone technology to prevent illegal items from reaching inmates. 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