http://www.silicon.com Results for prisons en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60672243p,00.htm Off late healthcare services in Puerto Rico's prisons were so bad that a U.S. District Court called for creating a new, nonprofit entity to take them over. The result was the Corrcetional Health Services Corporation (CHSC), which today delivers... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:22:53 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39441308,00.htm Andrew Gay, acting CIO for the Ministry of Justice, said there is scope for more work to be carried out offshore in his department, giving the example of application development for a system such as the C-Nomis offender case management system for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60604813p,00.htm The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is responsible for the courts, prisons, probation, criminal law and sentencing in England and Wales. Due to changes in legislation the MoJ decided that it needed an Electronic Document and Records Management (EDRM... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39439891,00.htm Rather than natively interoperate with the National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) - the system that will allow prisons to share information on offender case management - Delius will instead use a bridging system, to allow a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39405897,00.htm Prisons Minister, David Hanson, said in a statement: "I thank NAO for the report which is helpful. An IT project designed to give a single overview of the UK's prisoners has been beset by delays and overspending. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:01:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/cio-interviews/0,3800015327,39399128,00.htm Another major project underway at the Audit Commission is the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) project - a scheme which involves seven other inspectorates including Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the new Care Quality Commission. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39376854,00.htm The Programme for Offender Learning and Resettlement Information Services is being trialled in eight London prisons and lets prisoners visit pre-approved websites to take part in online learning and job hunting. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39374659,00.htm The Programme for Offender Learning and Resettlement Information Services (Polaris) is being trialled in eight London prisons. Prisoners in London are being allowed limited access to some websites as part of pilot project to help them resettle in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:23:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39340611,00.htm New technologies have not stopped mobile phones being smuggled into one of the UK's biggest prisons. We have been promised that trials are taking place but nothing is happening in the large local prisons to jam the use of mobile phones. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:12:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39292540,00.htm Ofcom noted: "Our analysis shows that in Her Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS) and the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) managed prisons, the average price of a call to a UK number is 60p. If the same calls were made using the rates applied in Serco... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:32:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39256350,00.htm Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:15:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39248831,00.htm IT in prisons First thing on readers' hit-lists this month was the government plan for prisoners to gain IT skills.then readers found a moment to engage in some iPhone debate before turning their attentions to the much talked about Windows XP/Vista... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:26:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39244964,00.htm But its newest vocational academy - launched yesterday by the minister for prisons, David Hanson, and the minister for skills, David Lammy - will offer training in data cabling and network installation for the IT industry, boosting inmates... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:21:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39229704,00.htm A consortium of health trusts and HM Prisons within County Durham has outsourced its shared procurement hub, which it uses to source around £350m of supplies and equipment a year. The service will be hosted by the e-procurement specialist supplier... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 May 2008 15:43:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39169609,00.htm A version of the C-Nomis system - now known as Nomis (National Offender Management Information Systems) - will be deployed in 130 prisons across England and Wales but will no longer be used by the probation service, whose systems will be upgraded... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:37:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60298064p,00.htm Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) specializes in the design, building, and management of prisons and detention facilities. The company wanted to create a flexible and efficient process for booking and processing inmates. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:00:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39165280,00.htm Firstly, we don't have enough floor space in our prisons to deal with the number of fraudsters, thieves and illegal immigrants that such a database might reveal. As government once again considers building a 'super database' linking all our... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:10:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39164992,00.htm The notion of jail-email was heralded as "a ridiculous suggestion" and "truly appalling" by some, with readers claiming prisons are turning into "holiday camps".silicon.com Public Sector The silicon.com virtual post-bag was brimming with Reader... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:20:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39164821,00.htm You can read more here about how technology issues from chip and PIN to MiFID changed the world of financial services throughout the year, and check out silicon.com's giant photo stories of the year article which saw intrepid reporters roaming... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:00:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39164229,00.htm The system has already been deployed in the Netherlands to listen out for aggressive tones to counter violent attacks in Dutch streets, prisons and railway systems. Smarter CCTV cameras have been given the ability to listen out for disturbances as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:05:04 +0000