Indian police to share fingerprint data, more biometrics introduced in prisons
Indian law enforcement agencies will be able to access and share biometric fingerprint data with the country’s National Automated Fingerprint…
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Questions raised over facial recognition use in Indian prisons
Government agencies in India have been providing contradictory information on the introduction of facial recognition use in prisons amid rising…
Biometric cuffs being introduced to US county jail
A county sheriff’s office in the U.S. state of Georgia is going to put biometric wrist bracelets on its jail…
India opens bids on $4M contract for facial recognition and security cameras in prisons
The Public Works Department of Delhi, India, has launched a tender for 1,248 CCTV cameras, some with facial recognition, to…
Tascent’s multimodal biometrics contracted for Palau border, Australian prisons
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) of the western Pacific Ocean Republic of Palau has reached a deal…
Australian state contracts Unisys to deploy iris and face biometrics in prisons for $12.8M
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has entered a $12.8 million contract with American IT firm Unisys to…
Biometric ID, prison programs questioned at federal, state levels in Pakistan
A federal ombudsman in Pakistan is saying that “proper functioning” biometric ID systems must be installed all jails in that…
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner welcomes Ryder Review, could oversee prisons
The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr. Brian Plastow says he welcomes the publication of an independent review into biometric data and…
Guardian RFID debuts cloud-based prison platform with facial recognition
Guardian RFID, a Maple Grove, Minnesota-based company that specializes in correctional facility technology, has launched a cloud product that utilizes…
Imageware to streamline biometric data collection for Arizona corrections
The Arizona Department of Corrections has chosen the Imageware Law Enforcement Platform to expedite the collection of biometric and biographic data…
