Tracking Inmates In The Cloud

In Cook County, Illinois, the DOC is able to keep rival gangs separated behind bars and also make sure to not assign arthritic prisoners to the top bunk

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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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