The Shadow
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is the first corrections system in the
world to pilot a powerful and state-of-the-art drug and contraband detection system from the
company ScanTech AI Systems, Inc.
The VADOC will receive a ScanTech Sentinel CT scanner to pilot for six months at the Department’s
Centralized Mail Distribution Center. The scanner will be used to inspect incoming inmate mail in an
effort to further eliminate drugs and contraband from entering facilities.
ScanTech’s Sentinel CT scanner uses artificial intelligence to assist operators by automating the
detection of small amounts of contraband through custom-built algorithms enabling continual
performance improvements of the screening process over time.
The Sentinel CT scanner will be loaned to the VADOC at no cost to the Commonwealth and with no
obligation to purchase the equipment following the pilot.
“Drug and contraband smugglers are constantly trying to find new ways to get their poison into our
secure facilities,” said VADOC Director Chad Dotson. “As a Department, we also have to continually
refine the way we inspect the items coming to our facilities to make sure we catch as many illegal
items as we possibly can. The VADOC continues to innovate in the field of corrections and I am
excited to partner with ScanTech for this pilot program.”
“We are honored to work with the Virginia Department of Corrections on this innovative initiative
to enhance mail screening security through advanced technology,” said ScanTech President & Chief
Executive Officer Dolan Falconer. “By leveraging AI-driven detection capabilities, our solution aims
to provide the Department of Correction’s personnel with a powerful tool to identify contraband
efficiently and accurately, reducing risk and improving operational effectiveness. This effort
underscores ScanTech’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge security solutions that support
correctional institutions in safeguarding their facilities and the individuals within them.”
About ScanTech AI Systems Inc.
ScanTech AI Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: STAI, ScanTech, or ScanTech AI) has developed one of the
world’s most advanced non-intrusive ‘fixed-gantry’ CT screening technologies. ScanTech AI utilizes
proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities in its state-of-the-art ‘fixed-
gantry’ CT scanners to accurately and quickly detect hazardous materials and contraband. ScanTech
AI’s ‘fixed-gantry’ CT scanners are engineered to automatically locate, discriminate, and identify
threat materials and items of interest at checkpoints in airports, seaports, borders, embassies,
corporate headquarters, government & commercial buildings, factories, processing plants, and
other facilities where terrorism and prohibited items are a possibility. Whether explosives or
contraband, ScanTech AI’s ‘fixed-gantry’ CT scanners can detect, identify, precisely locate, and
discriminate materials of interest hidden inside scanned targets. From suitcases, briefcases, and
backpacks to large packages, and parcels, ScanTech AI has a non-intrusive inspection solution to
meet the requirements of a broad range of critical infrastructure industries.
