The Ohio DRC's digital imaging system helps officials identify inmates and support investigations statewide. With the introduction of a face recognition component to the program, the department is expected to explore the expansion of security in several critical processes such as prisoner pre-booking, the issuance of employee and inmate ID cards and visitation screening.
Ohio to Enhance Criminal Identification
New system to assist officials with criminal investigations and enhance prison security to be piloted in January 2005
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) has awarded Viisage a one-year contract to upgrade its digital image system. The $534,000 contract also calls for the creation of a pilot program to use face recognition technology as a first step in enhancing the department's booking and criminal identification processes.
The Ohio DRC's digital imaging system helps officials identify inmates and support investigations statewide. With the introduction of a face recognition component to the program, the department is expected to explore the expansion of security in several critical processes such as prisoner pre-booking, the issuance of employee and inmate ID cards and visitation screening.
For example, officials at the Ohio DRC anticipate the introduction of face recognition technology will help deter undesirable or unauthorized visitors from attempting to meet with inmates. The DRC face recognition pilot program is scheduled to begin in January 2005 at a high-security DRC prison, which will use the technology to evaluate the visitation process and crackdown on illegal activity. In the future, DRC plans to leverage the technology to provide additional identity information for prisoner pre-booking and criminal intelligence efforts in support of the Ohio Bureau of Investigations.
The Ohio DRC's digital imaging system helps officials identify inmates and support investigations statewide. With the introduction of a face recognition component to the program, the department is expected to explore the expansion of security in several critical processes such as prisoner pre-booking, the issuance of employee and inmate ID cards and visitation screening.
