The benefits of the Sentinel Internet applications are extensive and have
broad ramifications that affect staffing, management processes and budgets.
They are as follows;
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Provides secure access to outside agencies that provide medical, dental, psychiatric, programming or other services to inmates
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Records could be accessed or updated by the agency providing more efficient operations. Doctors could view medications and update records; psychiatrists could view classifications; educators could update records etc. saving time and personnel costs.
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Provides the capability for secure access to Commissioners, County Boards etc.
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Reduces administration overhead costs
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Provides the capability for outside law enforcement agencies to view records, pictures and personnel data
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- Provides the capability for outside law enforcement agencies to view records, pictures and personnel data
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Provides the basis for broad information sharing of general Offender records as well as gang, associations and Visitor logs with law enforcement agencies nationally
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Decreases investigation time, decreases time to apprehend, and increases arrests.
Eliminates duplicate entry when information is required for other agency systems.
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