I consider prison and jail staff as first responders, even though in the headlines, they are seldom given  credit for their roles as part of this critical community. In most states, they are part of the larger homeland security agencies and do share intelligence data.  FCW.Com (Federal Computer Week) has an interesting story called "Policing Terror". First responders in many agencies are monitoring terrorism through the continued development of intelligence centers that gather, analyze and share intelligence data.  In this article you can read about:

• Los Angeles's Take on Intelligence
• Data Fusion in Louisiana
• Read the referenced Rand report "Unconquerable Nation: Knowing our Enemies, Strengthening Ourselves"

Other resources on counter-terrorism are available from  the National Institute of Corrections or search the U.S. Department of Justice resources for Technical Assistance and Training (click here.)

A specific  related reference from a previous blog is published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on radicalization in prisons.