RFID based personnel tracking for detention centre.
Alanco (published 09/01/2008)
Californian juvenile correction centre to deploy RFID tracking systems for both inmates and as a safety system for centre staff.
Alanco Technologies has announced that its Alanco/TSI PRISM subsidiary was awarded a contract from Integrator.com, a division of Stanley Security Solutions, to provide a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi compatible TSI PRISM RFID tracking system for the Sacramento County Youth Detention Centre located in Sacramento, California. The new tracking system, valued at approximately $1.1 million, combines Alanco’s TSI PRISM RFID system with Wi-Fi 802.11 compatible RTLS technology from AeroScout. Initially, the TSI PRISM system will be utilised as an officer safety system, tracking and monitoring approximately 450 staff personnel, with the approximately 500 facility detainees to be included at a future date. Stanley, a provider of correctional electronic systems including integrated access and security solutions, will install the TSI PRISM system under a separate contract.
Greg Oester, Alanco/TSI PRISM, President, stated, “The selection of TSI PRISM for the Sacramento youth detention centre coincides with an elevated national interest in upgrading both staff and detainee safety at juvenile correctional facilities and will be our third such installation in the USA. TSI PRISM presents a strong value proposition for the juvenile facility in terms of increasing safety and reducing liability, with our Wi-Fi compatibility providing for economical and seamless integration with other staff communication devices.”
