Prison Management Systems and Security Janele Harmon CPSC May 2007

Overview Background Background Prison Management Needs and Software Solutions Prison Management Needs and Software Solutions Examples Examples

Background U.S. Prison System Governing Bodies U.S. Prison System Governing Bodies –Department of Justice Federal Performance Based Detention Standards Review Book Federal Performance Based Detention Standards Review Book “Electronic security equipment (cameras, alarms…etc.)” –Office of the Federal Detention Trustee Information Technology Division Information Technology Division –Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Office of Security Technology Office of Security Technology –U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) –Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) /Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) –Civil Rights Division –State and Local Governments –Private “service providers”

Inmate Management Needs and Solutions : Replacing Paper Databasing and Data Security Databasing and Data Security –Booking/Fingerprinting Information –Inmate Disciplinary Write-Ups –Medical Records – HIPAA –Property Sheets/Photos –Visitation Records –Gang Activity –Inmate Counts –Bed Location

Prison Management Needs and Solutions : New Possibilities Enforcing Physical Security Enforcing Physical Security –Voice over WLAN Limited radio channel capacity Limited radio channel capacity Voice-over-IP phones Voice-over-IP phones –Inmate Identification Bar Codes Bar Codes Handheld Computers and laptops Handheld Computers and laptops –Guard and Inmate Tracking RFID’s RFID’s Access Point Access Point Real Time Real Time

Examples

AVIAN- Advanced Vehicle Interrogation and Notification System detects the presence of persons hidden in vehicles detects the presence of persons hidden in vehicles seismic sensors detect shock waves generated by the beating heart seismic sensors detect shock waves generated by the beating heart

Alanco/TSI PRISM Example: Real Time Tracking RFID tags for “constant” monitoring needs RFID tags for “constant” monitoring needs –Officer Duress –Inmate Out of Place –Investigation –Inmate Separation

TSI PRISM GUI

RFID tag unit for inmates

RFID tag unit for officers and employees

Officer presses duress button or alarm is activated upon impact

Playback Option for Investigations

Office of the Federal Detention Trustee IT “Products” “Products” DSNetwork DSNetwork –improves interaction between government agencies and service providers and reduce lengthy and cumbersome workloads eDesignate eDesignate –streamlines and automates the sentence-to-designation process