Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Alanco gets Missouri prisons contract

Monday, April 28, 2008

Arizona-based Alanco Technologies, Inc., has been selected by the Missouri Department of Corrections to supply RFID tracking systems for five probation and parole early release facilities. The contract follows an order in 2006 for two similar systems.

Alanco’s TSI PRISM RFID officer safety and inmate tracking system is designed to assist in managing inmate movement, automate scheduling and headcount, and electronically monitor inmates’ activity within the facilities. The Missouri contract will place the systems in early release facilities housing approximately 50 inmates. They are intended to help re-integrate prisoners from a prison environment back into society, or in some cases serve as an alternative to traditional prisons. [end] 

Prisoners at Tihar prisons, located near New Delhi, India, will now be using smart cards instead of paper coupons for their food purchases.

As reported by The Economic Times, the former system of paper food coupons led to misuse and illegal activity within the jail. Some prisoners would use it for currency in order to get banned substances or buy favors from others.

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The biometric program at HMP Isis prison in London requires inmates to authenticate their identities via thumbprint before moving from one area to the next. System errors, however, have been leading to back-ups that leads to all prisoners waiting before they can move on, according to an article from The Telegraph.

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Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.

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Accurate Biometric announced it has been awarded a contract from the FBI for its Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).

The contract is a significant one for Accurate as it enables them to offer same-day FBI fingerprint submission services for criminal background checks to clients such as housing authorities, Indian reservations and banks.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Accenture Federal Services a 13-month, $71 million contract to add biometric modalities and other enhancements to the US-VISIT program. US-VISIT uses digital fingerprints and photographs. A pilot program included in the contract will test facial and iris voluntary identification enrollment and matching.

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Heartland Payment Systems Campus Solutions division has recruited 12 higher education districts and campuses totaling 20 different colleges to manage the schools’ financial aid disbursement services utilizing Heartland’s Acceluraid electronic disbursement product.

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