PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 5, 2026--
As correctional agencies face increasing operational pressures, Securus Technologies today announced the rollout of its partnership with R1 Learning, an evidence‑based behavioral health program now available directly on Securus tablets. R1 delivers structured cognitive‑behavioral lessons, tools, and activities designed to help individuals build coping skills, strengthen decision‑making, and support long‑term rehabilitation.
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Unlike other digital education or enrichment apps on the tablet, R1 provides a full, research‑driven curriculum historically delivered only in facilitated group settings. By bringing this structured programming into a secure digital format, agencies gain a way to scale rehabilitative content without the space, staffing, and scheduling demands required for traditional in‑person classes.
For corrections leaders, this represents a meaningful operational shift. Agencies across the country are being asked to deliver more programming with fewer available personnel. Integrating R1 into the Securus tablet ecosystem enables consistent, measurable delivery of high‑quality behavioral health content, even when staffing levels fluctuate.
For incarcerated individuals, the partnership means dependable access to tools that promote accountability, emotional regulation, and constructive use of time, resources that research shows can positively influence safety, stability, and reentry outcomes.
“Correctional leaders are increasingly seeking solutions that simplify operations and improve outcomes,” said Sherif Shafi, Senior Director of Growth & Innovation, Securus Technologies. “By embedding R1 Learning directly into the Securus tablet ecosystem, we’re helping facilities expand access to high‑quality programming in a way that supports both operational needs and the wellbeing of individuals in custody.”
Early Deployments Show Immediate, High Engagement
Building on a successful pilot, the R1 program is set to expand across additional agencies. Since its initial launch at Sacramento County Adult Correctional Health, the application has demonstrated strong, sustained usage in every facility where it has been deployed.
Sacramento County’s 30‑day pilot results included:
“The introduction of the R1 Learning app on incarcerated individuals’ tablets has been a very positive addition to the services we offer in the Sacramento County Jail,” said Tianna Hammock, Health Services Administrator for Sacramento County Department of Health Services, Adult Correctional Health. “The feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive, with many individuals expressing appreciation for having this constructive activity available to them while in custody.”
A Foundation for Modern Corrections
This partnership advances Securus’ broader effort to build the most reliable and adaptable technology ecosystem in corrections, one that strengthens facility operations while equipping individuals with resources that support rehabilitation and successful community return.
By reducing idle time, expanding access to structured behavioral health tools, and offering a consistent delivery model across diverse facilities, Securus and R1 Learning are helping agencies create more stable environments and improve long‑term outcomes.
“R1 was built to meet individuals where they are,” said Tom Karl, Founder of R1 Learning. “By leveraging the reach and security of the Securus platform, we can ensure evidence‑based tools are accessible to those who need them most, in a way that is both scalable and secure.”
About Securus Technologies
Securus Technologies, an Aventiv company and the industry leader, equips over 1,800 corrections agencies with 80-plus high-grade technology solutions to enhance public safety and optimize facility operations. Their offerings include secure communication, advanced monitoring, and the only corrections-grade Wi-Fi enabled tablets featuring tamper alarms, GPS, fingerprint authentication, secure LTE, and a private Google Play Store. Securus’ products and services modernize administration, automate workflows, and centralize communication for staff, while creating vital e- and video connections for incarcerated individuals with family, friends, and resources like education and workforce development, ultimately strengthening community safety and economic stability. For more information, please visit https://www.aventiv.com/securus-technologies or join us on social media on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook.
About R1Learning
R1Learning is an education and engagement technology company focused on delivering evidence-based, interactive curriculum for corrections, criminal justice, and community-based programs. Its R1 Discover® platform supports mental health and wellness, substance use prevention and treatment, life skills development, and workforce readiness through secure, data-driven digital tools.
Securus Technologies Expands Access to Evidence‑Based Programming Through New R1 Learning Partnership
NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp drop for Google's parent company is yanking the U.S. stock market lower on Thursday, while prices for bitcoin, silver and gold weaken. Yields are also sinking in the bond market following discouraging news on the U.S. job market.
The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and is heading toward its sixth loss in the seven days since it set an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 486 points, or 1%, as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.9% lower.
Alphabet was the heaviest weight on the market and dropped 3.2%, even though the parent company of Google, YouTube and other businesses reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Investors focused instead on how much Alphabet is spending on artificial-intelligence technology and questioned whether it will all prove worth it.
Alphabet said its spending on equipment and other investments could double this year to roughly $180 billion. That blew past analysts’ expectations of less than $119 billion, according to FactSet.
In the bond market, Treasury yields sank after a report said the number of U.S. workers applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week by more than economists expected. That could be a signal that the pace of layoffs is accelerating.
Some economists suggested last week’s rise could be statistical noise, and the total number remains relatively low compared with history. But a separate report said that layoffs announced by U.S.-based employers surged last month. The 108,435 was the highest number for a month since October, according to global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
For a January, it’s the worst since 2009.
A third report from the U.S. government said that employers were advertising the lowest number of job openings in December in more than five years.
Weakness in the job market could push the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to support the economy, even if it also risks worsening inflation. Treasury yields fell across the board in response.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury sank to 4.21% from 4.29% late Wednesday. That's a notable move for the bond market.
The moves were even sharper in commodities markets.
Silver’s price dropped 10.4% in its latest wild swing since its record-breaking momentum suddenly halted last week.
Gold’s price fell 1.6% to $4,872.80 per ounce. It’s been careening back and forth since it roughly doubled in price over 12 months. It neared $5,600 last week and then fell below $4,500 on Monday.
Both gold and silver had been screaming higher as investors piled into places they thought would be safer amid worries about political turmoil, a U.S. stock market that critics called expensive and huge debt loads for governments worldwide. But nothing can keep rising at such extreme rates forever, and critics had been calling for a pullback.
Bitcoin, which is pitched as “digital gold,” also sank. It dropped below $68,000, down from its record above $124,000 set in October.
The tumbling prices dragged down stocks of companies enmeshed in the crypto industry. Coinbase Global, the crypto trading platform, dropped 9.3%. Strategy, which has made a business of buying and holding bitcoin, tumbled 13.5%.
Outside of crypto, Qualcomm fell 7.7% even though the chip company topped analysts’ expectations for profit and revenue in the latest quarter. Its forecast for profit in the current quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations as an industrywide shortage of memory pushes some handset makers to cut back on orders.
Estee Lauder also topped Wall Street targets, and it raised its financial forecasts for the full fiscal year. But it also said it expects tariff-related headwinds to wipe out about $100 million worth of profits. The New York cosmetic company’s shares sank 22.5%.
On the winning side of Wall Street were some companies that stand to benefit from big spending by Alphabet and other companies continuing the AI frenzy. Chip company Broadcom rose 3.3% and was the strongest force limiting the S&P 500’s losses.
McKesson jumped 14.8% for the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The health care company also raised its forecasted range for profit this fiscal year.
In stock markets abroad, indexes fell across much of Europe and Asia.
London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.9% after the Bank of England held interest rates there steady. France’s CAC 40 fell 0.4%, and Germany’s DAX lost 0.6% after the European Central Bank likewise stood pat on interest rates.
South Korea’s Kospi tumbled 3.9% for one of the world’s biggest moves and dropped from its all-time high. Samsung Electronics dropped 5.8%, just two days after it had surged 11.4%.
AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.
Trader Robert FInnerty Jr. works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trader Joseph Stevens, foreground, works with colleagues on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A currency traders watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Specialist Anthony Matesic works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
