THE STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT SAYS IT NEEDS AT LEAST 8-MILLION DOLLARS TO UPGRADE ITS COMPUTER SYSTEM…BUT IT WAS SHUT OUT OF FUNDING DURING THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SPOKESWOMAN ALEX TOMLIN TELLS 770 KKOB THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS TEN YEARS OLD AND BADLY OUTDATED. SHE SAYS IT’S LIKE OWNING THE FIRST I-PHONE.
TOMLIN SAYS THE SYSTEM KEEPS TRACK OF EVERY INMATE AND PAROLEE…BUT IT’S SO OUTDATED INMATE RELEASE DATES HAVE TO BE DONE BY HAND.
