THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTER WILL BE GETTING A MAJOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS ALLOCATED 2-POINT-2 MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD THE PURCHASE AND OPERATION OF A NEW JAIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. IT WILL REPLACE THE 20 YEAR OLD COMPUTER SYSTEM NOW BEING USED.
THE NEW SYSTEM WILL USE STATE-OF-THE ART HANDHELD SCANNING TECHNOLOGY, ALLOW FOR INSTANT DATA TRANSFER AND WILL INTERFACE WITH THE AREA COURTS. THE OVERALL COST OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 5-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS.
IT COULD BE UP TO 18 MONTHS BEFORE THE M-D-C AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTER HAVE THE NEW SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
