Advancing Technological Initiatives An overview of current initiatives and future opportunities Corr

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Advancing Technological InitiativesAn
overview of current initiatives and future
opportunitiesCorrections Alternatives
Advisory Committee Presentation
Maine Department of Corrections
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Topics

• Current Technology / Functionality
• (CORIS ? CORrections Information System)
• Imminent Implementations
• Exploring Future Opportunities

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Current Functionality

• CORIS ? CORrections Information System
• A fully integrated, web based MIS system
  designed to manage all aspects of MDOC data.
• In production since 2003 with detailed records
  for over 60,000 clients
• Extensive operational and reporting functionality
  including
• Adult and Juvenile Facility Corrections
• Adult and Juvenile Community Services
• Central Office Administration

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Current Technology Used

• Web Based System
• -Ease of Maintenance
• -Reduced Costs
• -Ease of Deployment
• -Ease of Updates/ Changes
• -Scalability
• -Enhanced Accessibility (SBI, Crime Lab)
• (Web based has made it more feasible to integrate
  all four areas of the MDOC, which is really
  giving as an unusually rich set of data that has
  caught the eye of the NIC and researches)
• CORRAL Custom Reporting Capabilities

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Current Technology Cont..

• Offline Capabilities Community Staff Access to
  data in remote locations. (DOCIS Oracle
  situation)
• Electronic Monitoring Passive GPS system
  allows for tracking of offenders locations
• Client Financials - Probation Officers can
  easily monitor and manage the collection of
  restitution and fees owed by offenders
• Disaster Recovery Site - Data replication
  resulting in a DR environment
  one minute behind production

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Imminent Implementations
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Imminent Implementations Continued
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Future Opportunities
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Future Opportunities Cont..
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CORIS - Key Contacts

• Dave Packard - CORIS Project Manager
• Chris Oberg CORIS Business Analyst