By Dave Nyczepir
Route Fifty
Fearing mass data loss from a potential crash, the Cook County Department of Corrections in Illinois switched to a cloud-based system last fall that manages offenders from intake to release and through probation and parole.
The Cook County Jail in Chicago admits nearly 100,000 detainees annually, making it the largest single-site pre-detention facility in the United States.
Inmates are processed busload after busload, a time drain, and whenever they’re left standing around it’s a safety risk that CCDOC all but eliminated with rapid booking.
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