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Guide·Apr 19, 2026

Corrections Armor — Stab-Resistant or Ballistic for Facility Staff

Correctional officers face fundamentally different threats from patrol officers. Improvised weapons — shanks, sharpened toothbrushes, fire-hardened plastic — demand a different NIJ standard entirely. Here's how to right-size armor by role.

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