CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEMONSTRATION

Early commercial success in the application of iris recognition technology was found in its deployment to US correctional service facilities, visitor monitoring being the prime use. More than one hundred facilities now use the technology in the USA alone.

In Australia correctional service applications are growing with units deployed in two facilities. Staff and visitor registration remains a prime use of the technology. However growing interest is being found for use where prisoners need to be identified.

That users do not need to touch any interface means damage to equipment is reduced or removed altogether. The cameras have demonstrated their ability to work through laminated/toughened plastics, an attribute which adds to their utility in high security areas.

The application demonstrated here is that drawn from one facility which has placed iris recognition in a trial by which the medication of the prisoners is monitored. Absolute identification removes the ability for inmates to claim medication prescribed to other inmates, or receive multiple doses in a day. This trial underscores the ability to deploy the technology in a wide variety of applications.

Police application screen shot