Pros And Cons Of Securus Technologies

Computerized communication within law enforcement has and will continue to improve law enforcement as the technology is implemented and utilized within these agencies. The utilization of such devices as mobile data terminals (MDT’s) has given the average patrol officer access to enormous amounts of information. Even in 1979, Computer and technology were said to “have the potential to aid in criminal justice activities through the rapid communication of accurate and complete information, and perhaps a more rational approach to decision-making” (Colton, 1979. P.19). Now in 2014, the computers and

In America, crime rates are going up and prisoners are being released from prison with a wrong sense of direction resulting in their finding themselves back behind bars within a short period of time after being released for an action that could have been prevented if the proper precautions had been taken. Prisons need to put forth the effort to resolve these issues and make America’s streets secure again. The criminal justice system in prisons is a rising concern in this country that is affecting many and it is time it was improved by reforming the inside of prisons, providing prisoners with more when released, and keeping them under surveillance after release to help ensure they will not return to prison, thus keeping crime at a lower rate.

There is a vast difference of security and technology in the jails. The security and technology structure of the Miami

It is ideally that correction officers search inmate cells for weapons, electronic devices, and other objects that aren’t supposed to be in a prisoner cell. “For instance, cell phones are currently the hottest piece of contraband, or forbidden items in prison. In addition to the convenience of communication, cell phones also pose security risks for prison officials.” (DeLisi, Matt and Conis, Peter. 2013). The amount of reasons that a cell phone can pose as a risk is endless.

High incarceration rates in the United States are astronomical. According to Williams (2014), there are more than twenty-four million people incarcerated between the state, federal, juvenile correctional facilities, jails, military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment center and prisons in the U.S. territories. The makes the United States to have the highest incarceration rate in the world. Texas prison system has grown faster than any other state and has been reported that one out of every twenty adults were in the corrections system under one form or another (Texas Tough, n.d.). The problem is that the crime rates do not account for the [prison] rates (Hartney, 2006). Thus, from the overcrowding, there are issues with

As a deputy sheriff working in a courthouse keeping track of inmates is a top priority. With modern technology there should be a system in place to know where inmates are both physically and electronically. Currently inmates are only tracked in the jail by placing a card showing they are out to church, medical, court or for any other reason the inmate is not in their cell. With a growing inmate population this facility will need to update current inmate tracking standards to newer technological driven standards. When inmates are taken to court the current system is to escort these inmates via an underground tunnel to an elevator to take them to the necessary courtroom. The elevator does not have buttons and a deputy needs to call for the

We have a state-of-the-art highly secure 256-encrypting system which is much faster than most jails where we post bails.

The use of technology by law enforcement has been around for centuries and has expanded extensively over the past two decades. Telephone tapping, CCTV, GPS tracking, “bugging”, eavesdropping, night vision, and computer surveillance are many forms of a type of search and

Issues: The issues are whether these policies protect the community, help lower sex crime and recidivism rates, reduce monetary spending, and assist the offenders with adjusting and developing their life after the conviction. One of the most recent and improved technology devices used to track the offenders is global positioning system (GPS). Operations of GPS tethers raise such questions as the cost of monitoring and administrating, intrusion in privacy of the offenders, and what is the long term effect of being monitored.

Technology has advanced over the years and has been influence change in the workforce. The use of technology has changed the way entities operate, and how methods are used daily. With the use of technology and innovation, several things have changed within the Marion County Superior Court Probation Department. The development of technology has influence the change in the systems we use and the methods of data input. Not only has it influence the systems used on a daily basis but it has also changes the way Probation Officer manage their assigned cases.

Cell phones smuggled into prisons are the fastest growing form of prison contraband, posing a danger that extends beyond prison walls. The GEO Group is implementing a new application of patented high-tech equipment for detecting and locating hidden contraband cellular phones. The equipment, the ORION Non-Linear Junction Detector (NLJD) manufactured by REI in Algood, Tennessee, responds to electronic components, allowing the user to detect and locate electronic items (such as hidden cellular phones), even if the electronic item is turned off or not transmitting. This technology offers a working solution for correctional facilities to manage contraband cell phones. (Estevez & Gutierrez, 2011)

“All cell phones register their location with cell phone networks several times a minute, and this function cannot be turned off while the phone is getting a wireless signal” (Cell Phone Location Tracking Public Records 1). Inmates can be monitored in many different ways, from cell phones to tracking anklets. The Tracking Release Program should be put into effect more than it already is. This change will stop the waste of tax payer’s money on meaningless crimes and other people’s mistakes. It costs $700.00 a month to house one inmate and the cost of one employee’s hourly wage of $10.50 (U.S. Marshal Service 2). Compare the cost to house one inmate to the cost of hiring one employee. The cost is substantially different. By the end, you will have a basic knowledge of how this program will save money and create jobs.

Global Tel Link's June 7, 2016 is inaccurate, claims Securus Technologies, which released a press release of their own that points out GTL's incorrect and misleading statements. Both companies provide products and services to the correctional industry, including inmate communication services, but GTL accused Securus of infringing on their patents, especially patented technologies used in video visitation. Oddly enough, GTL also accuses Securus of bullying competitors to settle patent dispute. In total, Securus is disputing six claims made in the GTL press release, and they offer proof by posting a comparison chart showing how many patents each company currently hold, how many patents are pending and how much each company collects in licensing agreements. In each case, Securus is clearly the winner.

We also will be working very close with the legal department t to make sure that we don’t violate any privacy concerns of the inmates. Inmate’s records will give detailed reports of any authorized and unauthorized locations and zones that they are in volition of being in. When a prisoners walks pass any monitor it will read there tag while the system will cross-check and send alerts of prisoners is in an unauthorized location or zone . Prison guards will then be alerted on their mobile devices and dispatched to those locations. ;.( Prisons Use RFID Systems)

Technology has become the bedrock for different parts of the correction system. The main force of expenditures and study in the corrections field is for the use of monitoring offenders. Different technologies that allow for better control pf the offenders can save lives and help prevent new crimes from emerging. The point of these technologies is to reduce the chance of recidivism by deterring criminals from behaviors that they may commit if otherwise left to their own devices. “The role of staff in the correctional institutional environment will never be obsolete but the use of technology can enhance and enable staff to perform their jobs more efficiently and in a safer and more secure way.” (Mannix 2) There is also an increase use of