Prison Design AI
AI-assisted correctional facility design for security and operations.
Definition
Prison Design AI supports the design of correctional facilities with focus on security, supervision, and rehabilitation. It analyzes sight lines, circulation control, cell layouts, and program spaces to create facilities that maintain security while supporting rehabilitation goals.
In Depth
Correctional facility design has specialized security requirements — sight lines, door hardware, anti-ligature features, and duress alarm systems — layered on top of standard building code requirements. AI assists with the security-driven design requirements that make correctional facilities unique.
Sight line analysis verifies that correctional officers can observe inmate areas from control stations and circulation paths. AI traces sight lines from officer positions through glazing and across open spaces, identifying blind spots where visibility is compromised. These sight line studies determine the control room locations, the glazing configurations, and the placement of convex mirrors that supplement direct observation.
Examples
Analyzing security sight lines
Designing secure circulation
Planning program spaces
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Frequently Asked Questions
Prison Design AI supports the design of correctional facilities with focus on security, supervision, and rehabilitation. It analyzes sight lines, circulation control, cell layouts, and program spaces to create facilities that maintain security while supporting rehabilitation goals.
Analyzing security sight lines. Designing secure circulation. Planning program spaces.
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