Method and system for call tracking to discover inmate-employee fraternization
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for discovery of inmate-employee fraternization includes correlating inmate identification records and employee information data from a plurality of correctional facilities in a central database with call detail records from inmate telephone activities.
1. A method of discovering inmate-employee fraternization comprising:
monitoring a plurality of inmate communications;
comparing the plurality of monitored inmate communications to information relating to inmates and employees located in a database;
determining, based at least on the results of the comparing, if one or more of the plurality of communications indicate that an employee and inmate are fraternizing; and
performing a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications indicates that the employee and inmate are fraternizing.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined action is at least one of generating a report or sending a notification to at least one entity.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
comparing data associated with the communications determined as indicating that an employee and inmate are fraternizing, to data in a suppression database.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the report highlights or omits any communications in which its associated data and the data in the suppression database match.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of communications are at least one of electronic messages, instant messages or one or more telephone calls.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of communications can be monitored at least one of locally, nationally or internationally.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring a plurality of inmate communications includes:
collecting at least one of a called number, time and date information, sender information, recipient information, location information, called identification information or inmate identification.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
querying a database of logged monitored communications to determine potential fraternization between an employee and an inmate.
9. A system that discovers employee-inmate fraternization comprising:
a monitoring module that monitors a plurality of communications from inmates;
a comparison module that compares the plurality of monitored communications to information relating to inmates and employees in a database;
a determination module that determines, based at least on the results of the comparison, if one or more of the plurality of communications indicate that an employee and an inmate are fraternizing; and
a result module that forwards instructions to perform a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications indicates that the employee and the inmate are fraternizing.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the result module at least one of generates a report or sends a notification to at least one entity.
11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
a second comparison module in which data associated with the communications determined as indicating that an employee and inmate are fraternizing, is compared to data in a suppression database.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the report highlights or omits any communications in which its associated data and the data in the suppression database match.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of communications are at least one of electronic messages, instant messages or one or more telephone calls.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of communications can be monitored at least one of locally, nationally or internationally.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the monitoring module collects at least one of a called number, a calling number, conference call information, time and date information, sender information, recipient information, location information, called identification information, or inmate identification.
16. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a query module configured to query a database of logged monitored communications to determine potential fraternization between the inmate and the employee.
17. An information storage media comprising information configured to discover inmate-employee fraternization comprising:
information that monitors a plurality of communications from inmates;
information that compares the plurality of monitored communications to information relating to inmates and employees in a database;
information that determines, based at least on the results of the comparing, if one or more of the plurality of communications indicates that an inmate and an employee are fraternizing; and
information that performs a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications indicates that an inmate and an employee are fraternizing.
18. A device for discovering inmate-employee fraternization comprising:
means for monitoring a plurality of inmate communications;
means for comparing the plurality of monitored inmate communications to information relating to inmates and employees located in a database;
means for determining, based at least on the results of the comparing, if one or more of the plurality of communications indicate that an employee and inmate are fraternizing; and
means for performing a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications indicates that the employee and inmate are fraternizing.
19. The device of claim 18 , further comprising:
means for comparing data associated with the communications determined as indicating that an employee and inmate are fraternizing, to data in a suppression database.
20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined action is at least one of generating a report or sending a notification to at least one entity.
21. The device of claim 20 , wherein the report highlights or omits any communications in which its associated data and the data in the suppression database match.
22. The device of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of communications are at least one of electronic messages, instant messages or one or more telephone calls.
23. A method of discovering inmate-employee fraternization comprising:
receiving a communication from an inmate;
comparing the communication to information relating to inmates and employees located in a database;
determining, based at least on the results of the comparing, whether the communication indicates that an employee and inmate are fraternizing; and
performing a predetermined action if the communication indicates that the employee and inmate are fraternizing.
24. The device of claim 23 , further comprising:
means for comparing data associated with the communication determined as indicating that an employee and inmate are fraternizing, to data in a suppression database.
25. The device of claim 24 , wherein the predetermined action is at least one of generating a report or sending a notification to at least one entity.
26. The device of claim 25 , wherein the report highlights or omits the communication if its associated data and the data in the suppression database match.
27. The device of claim 23 , wherein the communication is at least one of an electronic message, instant message or a telephone call.