20th Annual Summit June 2-5. 2019 Scottsdale, Arizona

Drone Detection The Sandstorm of Evolving Drone Uses & Regulations

Sean Ferguson New Technology Project Manager, Georgia Department of Corrections Nicole Corbin Correctional Sergeant, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Keith McDaniel Project Manager for Office of Security Technology, Federal Bureau of Prisons Linda Ziemba Founding CEO, AeroDefense Presenters

Sean Ferguson New Technology Project Manager Georgia Department of Corrections

Nicole Corbin Correctional Sergeant California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Keith McDaniel Project Manager, Office of Security Technology Federal Bureau of Prisons

Linda Ziemba Founding CEO AeroDefense

Drone Detection -- The Sandstorm of Evolving Drone Uses & Regulations 2 Georgia Department of Corrections Sean Ferguson, New Technology Project Manager

Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 3 GDC Environment

• The Facilities Division is responsible for the direct supervision of all offenders sentenced to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The division operates: • 34 state prisons, housing nearly 52,000 offenders • 12 residential substance abuse treatment facilities • 2 integrated treatment facilities • 13 transitional centers • 7 probation detention centers • The Division oversees the custody of state offenders by contract in: • 4 private prisons • 21 county prisons

4 Drone Detection – Georgia Department of Corrections The Battle Against Drones Smuggling Contraband into Prisons

https://youtu.be/BezZxQF2pRw Drone Detection – Georgia Department of Corrections 5 Threat Assessment: Sightings By Facility

Drone Sightings by Facility Jan-Apr 2019

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Dooly SP Autry SP Wilcox SP Dodge SP Wheeler CF Telfair CF Baldwin SP Valdosta SP GD&CP Lee SP

Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 6 Drone Sightings By Day of the Week

Drone Sightings by Day of the Week Jan-Apr 2019

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Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 7 Drone Sightings By Hour of Day

Drone Sightings by Time of Day Jan-Apr 2019 13

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Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 8 Recovered Contraband

Recovered Contraband Jan-Apr 2019

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Cell Phones Cell Phone Chargers Marijuana (grams) Meth (grams) Tobacco (grams)

Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 9 Contraband/Drone Recovered at Telfair SP

Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 10 Drone Detection at Calhoun

• Defied night delivery expectation • July Saturday morning 9:30 AM • Cell/Land line communications to entire rural area disrupted • Two drones utilized • One delivery • One lookout • Total flight time ~ 45 minutes • Sheriff disrupted delivery & recovered abandoned contraband

Drone Detection - Georgia Department of Corrections 11 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Nicole Corbin, Correctional Sergeant

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 12 CDCR Environment Institutions • 35 Adult Institutions – bordering Oregon, Nevada, and Mexico • 115,000 Adult Inmates – 3,300 inmate avg per institution • 22,927 Correctional Officers • Investigative Services Unit at every institution

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 13 Layered Effect

Deter Drones

Respond Detect

Awareness

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 14 Contraband Numbers 2018

13024 Meth 186

29864 Marijuana 79

10948 Heroin 748

11657 Cell Phones 45 Overall Drones 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 15 Activity 2018

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Sightings Text Messages Contrband Discoveries CI

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 16 Drone Activity 2018

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UAS Sighting UAS Contraband UAS Discover UAS Inmate Text Messages UAS CS

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 17 CDCR’s Proof of Concept Evaluate Technology Solutions • 3 Vendors • Common solutions, unique structures • 5 Adult Institutions • • • Centinela State Prison • • Successes and challenges Lessons learned

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 18 Proof of Concept Revealed

• Know your Desired Outcomes • Maturity of the Technology • Performance Issues – Flight Path • Alternatives to Explore • Geo-fencing • Technology is Always Changing • Operational Issues • Which staff respond? • Response times?

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 19 Thigs to Consider

• NOISE • WIFI DRONES • USING GPS • DARK DRONES (INTERNAL ROUTER)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN

Drone Detection – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 20 AeroDefense Linda Ziemba, Founding CEO

Drone Detection – AeroDefense 21 Entities That Govern Detection & Mitigation

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Federal Aviation Administration Federal Communications Commission Department of Justice (FAA) (FCC) (DOJ)

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Evidence collected through systems that violate these regulations may be inadmissible in a court of law to prosecute offenders.

Drone Detection – AeroDefense 22 Penalties for Violating Wiretapping Laws

• The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) states it is a federal crime to: • Wiretap or to use a machine to capture the communications of others without court approval, unless one of the parties has given his prior consent • Use or disclose any information acquired by illegal wiretapping or electronic eavesdropping • Penalties may include: • Confiscation of equipment • Fines of up to $250,000 (individuals) or $500,000 (organizations) • Civil liability for damages, attorneys’ fees and possibly punitive damages • Disciplinary action against any attorneys involved • Suppression of any derivative evidence

Drone Detection – AeroDefense 23 Mitigation Liabilities Considerations

Physical Signal Jamming Take Control

• What happens to bullets • What if jammer falls into • Technical system that miss? the wrong hands? challenges for wide • How do you staff for a • What if jammer disrupts variety of drones. guy with a net gun? facility or neighors’ • Who is liable for the surveillance sys timing? damage caused?

Drone Detection – AeroDefense 24 See System Operate in Realistic Environment

Drone Detection – AeroDefense 25 Federal Bureau of Prisons Keith McDaniel, Project Manager for Office of Security Technology

Drone Detection – Federal Bureau of Prisons 26 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

• The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is an agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ). It consists of 122 institutions throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico; 6 regional offices, a Central Office (headquarters),2 staff training centers, and 26 Residential Reentry Management offices. • The BOP is responsible for the custody and care of approximately 183,000 Federal offenders.

27 Drone Detection – Federal Bureau of Prisons Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): 2018 FAA Reauthorization Bill

• Legislation Emerging Threats Act of 2018 gave DOJ and DHS components CUAS legal authority, including BOP, to detect and mitigate drones that pose a security threat

28 Drone Detection – Federal Bureau of Prisons Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

• Draft AG guidance to implement has been developed awaiting the final guidance.

• FAR – BOP/DOJ does not endorse specific vendor or product

29 Drone Detection – Federal Bureau of Prisons Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

• Office of Security Technology (OST) of Federal Bureau of Prisons has worked with Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG) and FAA to protect 53 institutions with high security missions up to 400 feet from UAS incursion. • Nexus to National Security Required by FAA Regulation • United States Penitentiaries, select mediums (complex), administrative facilities and Medical Referral Centers

30 Drone Detection – Federal Bureau of Prisons Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

• Drones - significant operational security threat • 3 years - 13 recovered drones; 43 drone sightings, 7 criminal investigations • All incidents - sighting, interdiction, or recovery of drones on Bureau property reported and investigated • BOP works with FBI, US Attorney for prosecutions

31 Drone Detection – Federal Bureau of Prisons Thank you!

Sean Ferguson New Technology Project Manager Georgia Department of Corrections

Nicole Corbin Correctional Sergeant California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Keith McDaniel Project Manager, Office of Security Technology Federal Bureau of Prisons

Linda Ziemba Founding CEO AeroDefense

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