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WORLD FENCE NEWS • AUGUST 2014 • 75 2014 Expo Where St. Charles, Missouri at the Embassy Suites (mention NAFCA Expo for discounted room rate) and St. Charles Convention Center. These buildings are connected. When December 4th-6th (The 6th is a free day for local activities). Examples: Ameristar Casino, Gateway Arch, Old St. Charles, Lewis and Clark Exhibits, etc… Expo Highlights Educational Seminars, Giveaways, Product Demonstrations, Vendor Displays, NAFCAR Racing, and NAFCA Expo Banquet. Cost A 10' by 10' booth is $550 for NAFCA Members and $850 for non- members. A 10' by 20' booth is $900 for NAFCA Members and $1,200 for non-members. Register online at www.4NAFCA.com St. Charles Convention Center and Embassy Suites Ph: 1-636-946-5544 Call us at 1-770-757-9094 External Links www.historicstcharles.com, www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com Located close to Lambert-St. Louis Airport! nearly $5.4 million in funding for a new fence at the Shakopee facility, which will likely be a 12-foot-high ornamental metal fence supported by brick columns. Electronic security measures are planned to be installed later. The in- stallation is expected to be completed in the spring of 2016, according to the Minnesota Dept. of Corrections. Surprisingly, some neighbors say they believe construction of a 12-foot- high fence is an overreaction and will hurt their property values, stating that when the state built the prison nearly 30 years ago, offi cials promised there would be no fence. The prison fence has been a topic of debate in Shako- pee for the last 10 years. For most of that time, the city council opposed it. But new council members have been elected recently who are less concerned with what the prison used to be, and more concerned with what it is today. A web search turned up the fact that there is at least one other prison in the nation that does not uti- lize perimeter fencing. New Hampshire's Cheshire County Correctional Facility, which has been described as "the most liber- al prison in the country," houses 230 male and female prisoners. The pris- on employs the following methods to keep prisoners in check: pets are al- lowed, solitary confi nement is limited to 15 days and there is no perimeter fence. Security at the modern facility is provided by a huge array of surveil- lance cameras operated out of a unit dubbed "the secret squirrel room," the UK's Daily Mail reported. The warden of the jail, quoted in the Daily Mail, said he believes that prisoner rehabilitation results in lower numbers of repeat offenses. Prisons without fences – What? WFN STAFF REPORT As reported in the national media recently, Minnesota's only women's prison, located in Shakopee, Minn., will fi nally get a perimeter fence. The Shakopee facility, southwest of Minneapolis, opened in 1986 and has never had a fence along the 4,300-foot perimeter separating it from the ad- joining neighborhood – only a hedge. And MCF-Shakopee is no "coun- try club" facility, either. According to the Minnesota Dept. of Corrections, the prison houses some 600 offenders, many at the maximum custody level and including nearly 100 women con- victed of homicide. The MDC says the prison maintains security by con- trolling the inmates' movement and through constant observation. Minnesota Public Radio reports that over the last 20 years, eight pris- oners have escaped, including one last year. All were apprehended. Guards have caught 19 prisoners plotting es- cape plans. In the last seven years, more than 30 people have been caught trespassing on the prison grounds. A $1.1 billion bond bill passed by the state legislature in May includes EMX's new drive thru vehicle sensor is alternative to traditional vehicle detector CLEVELAND, Ohio — The USVD-4X Drive Thru Vehicle Sen- sor from EMX Industries uses pat- ent pending Triangular Planar Array (TPA) technology to detect the pres- ence of a vehicle. The unit handles any drive thru operation such as fast food, banking, pharmacies, car wash- es and parking. For these types of ap- plications, the USVD is less expensive than traditional ve- hicle loop de- tectors, which require the in- stallation of a loop in pavement, the company said. The unit is mounted on a post or order box, and aimed at the location where a vehicle would pass to initiate a transaction. No set- up or adjustments required. Utilizing TPA technology, the detection head consists of four ultrasonic transduc- ers that connect to the internal micro- processor-based control board. The detection head "scans" the expected location for a vehicle and activates its output upon detection of a vehicle. Benefi ts include: Easy above ground installation; reduced cost; and streamlined operations. For more in- formation, call 800-426-9912, e-mail salessupport@emxinc.com or visit www.emxinc.com.