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RSS prisonsCorrections Corporation of America Reduces Processing Errors by 95% and Accelerates Inmate Booking With Real-Time Integration Process
White Paper Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) specializes in the design, building, and management of prisons and detention facilities. The company wanted to create a flexible and efficient process for booking and processing... [05 Sep 2007]
Opinion: Why I fear joined-up government
Comment Firstly, we don't have enough floor space in our prisons to deal with the number of fraudsters, thieves and illegal immigrants that such a database might reveal. As government once again considers building a 'super... [18 Jan 2007]
Dot-con email addresses "truly appalling"
News The notion of jail-email was heralded as "a ridiculous suggestion" and "truly appalling" by some, with readers claiming prisons are turning into "holiday camps".silicon.com Public Sector The silicon.com virtual post-bag... [05 Jan 2007]
Stories of the month: December 2006
News You can read more here about how technology issues from chip and PIN to MiFID changed the world of financial services throughout the year, and check out silicon.com's giant photo stories of the year article which saw intrepid reporters... [27 Dec 2006]
'Big Brother' listening for angry exchanges
News The system has already been deployed in the Netherlands to listen out for aggressive tones to counter violent attacks in Dutch streets, prisons and railway systems. Smarter CCTV cameras have been given the ability to... [22 Nov 2006]
Radioactive: Toddler telephony taps parental paranoia
Comment RFID-based identity systems are more commonly used in the US military or prisons but this has not stopped other schools following suit, both in the US and worldwide. Futurity Media's Anthony Plewes examines the pitch for... [15 May 2006]
More prisons to take visitors' biometrics
News The number of UK prisons biometrically scanning the fingerprints and faces of people visiting inmates is to increase. In a written statement to parliament on Monday, Fiona Mactaggart, an under-secretary for the Home... [29 Mar 2006]
Jailbirds to get internet kiosks?
News The government is pondering the widespread deployment of internet kiosks throughout the UK's prisons. Mactaggart's letter was in response to Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone's question about what the government is... [23 Nov 2005]
Prisoners get touch-screen rehab
News HM Prison Service and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) are rolling out 14 computer terminals, dubbed Prisoner Information Points (PIPs), in east Midlands prisons. BT installed the kiosks and has also implemented a... [27 Oct 2005]
RFID tags used to track Hurricane Katrina dead
News RFID bracelets have also been adopted in prisons and jails to reduce inmate violence. Disaster relief crews are adopting RFID tags to help them identify victims of Hurricane Katrina. The US Disaster Mortuary Operational... [19 Sep 2005]
EDS wins £39m justice system deal
News EDS' offender management client delivery executive Lisa Kiger said: "It's an exciting opportunity for EDS to work together with all parties involved to deliver an integrated way of working across both prisons and probation. [04 Aug 2005]
Ex-Bush official to get RFID implant
News Prisons and jails are also experimenting with RFID bracelets and continual tracking to reduce inmate violence. Tommy Thompson, the Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush's first term and a former Governor... [19 Jul 2005]
Meet the politicians in charge of government IT
Comment Before the election he was minister for prisons and probation at the Home Office. In May 2003 he was appointed minister for prisons and probation. Here we introduce you to the ministers with most... [13 May 2005]
Prisons to tackle Windows XP upgrade
News In total, over 200 prisons and head offices with around 48,000 users will be covered by the project, which is expected to be completed by autumn 2006. It also notes that "significant practical implications for individual... [26 Apr 2005]
Theme park RFIDs kids for safety
News More recently, it has been put to use to monitor humans, and hospitals and prisons have begun to use RFID wristbands to keep tabs on patients and inmates. A Florida theme park is helping parents keep track of their kids... [15 Sep 2004]
