Maine Digital Government Summit Digital Information Storage and Retrieval “Maximizing Public and Staff Safety by Leveraging Technology for Business Operations” Doug Rowe - xwave Corporation October 6, 2008

22  CORIS – A Brief Overview  Aggregate Offender Data  Enhanced Business Continuity  Standardized Practices and Policy  Digital Evidence  Inmate Phone Call Recordings  Incident Photos  Compliance & Statistical Reporting Case Study

33 CORIS – A Brief Overview CORIS ● CORrections Information System  A fully integrated, web based system designed to manage all aspects of MDOC data  In production since 2003 with detailed records for over 60,000 clients  Extensive operational and reporting functionality including: Adult and Juvenile Facility Operations Adult and Juvenile Community Services Central Office Administration

44 CORIS – A Brief Overview Integrated Components:  Offender Management  Sentence Computation  Inmate Banking  Commissary / Canteen  Inmate / Resident Phone System  Victim Advocate Functionality  “Chrono Notes”  Collaborative Communication Components

55 Stakeholders / Constituents  State of Maine  Public Safety  State Bureau of Investigation  Sex Offender Registry  AFIS  Counties (Sheriffs, Jails, etc.)  Public (access to selective data)  Local Jurisdictions (dispatchers, PDs)  Federal Agencies (NIC, ICAOS, ACA)

66 Aggregate Offender Data  Enhanced Public Safety  DOC and law enforcement entities sharing information  Real time Escape Notification  Enhanced Business Continuity  All DOC Staff on single system  Enhanced Data Quality through Consistent Data Entry  Compliance to ME statutes  “360°” view an offender’s history  Offender processed through single system  Standardized Practices and Policy  Enhanced communications among all DOC users  Common Data

77 Digital Evidence  Client Phone System  Recordings enabled by Investigators  Recordings captured/stored digitally  Retrieved via CORIS Interface  Archived for historical use  Save to CD / Flash Drive for Court  Incident Management (photos)  Offender Data (Mug Shots / SMTs)  Chronological Notes

88 Compliance & Statistical Reporting  ACA – American Correctional Association  Annual Compliance Requirements  CORIS Reports  Over 150  Used to verify State compliance with ACA Regulations  NIC – National Institute of Corrections  Statistical reporting regarding Recidivism rates  Policy Setting and Management  Measuring Evidence Based Practices (  Recidivism)  Measuring affects of Legislative Decisions on Corrections Populations  Finding:  Case Loads =  Mgmnt of High Risk Offenders  Result: Legislation to exclude misdemeanor offenses from probation eligibility

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10 Contact Information  Doug Rowe – xwave Corporation  Engagement Manager   ext. 225 Credits:  Chris Oberg – DAFS / DOC  Project Associate