Some state correctional facilities will begin to receive Legal Mail Scanners as early as Friday.

Attica, Franklin, Upstate, Woodbourne and Wyoming Correctional Facility are the first facilities that will be trained on the new technology.

This process will allow DOCCS and facility staff to screen for contraband before any mail is opened.

The hope is this will reduce the ongoing safety concerns facing staff.

Additional correctional facilities - Auburn, Cape Vincent, Cayuga, Gouverneur and Riverview - are expected to receive the mail screeners by the end of the month.