Investigation and reporting of inmate security threats

• US 20030126470A1
• Filed: 12/23/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Original Assignee: WorldCom, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Tor, Daniel, Crites, John G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,085,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/55 Detecting local intrusion or implementing counter-measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/552 involving long-term monitoring or reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing inmate security threat group information includes correlating inmate identification records from a plurality of correctional facilities in a central database with call detail records from inmate telephone activities together with security threat group data comprising inmate affiliations and telephone numbers associated with security threats and security threat groups.

Claims

1. A method of determining a security threat comprising:

monitoring a plurality of communications;

comparing the plurality of monitored communications to information in a database;

determining, based at least on the results of the comparing, if one or more of the plurality of communications pose a security threat; and

performing a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications pose a security threat.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined action is at least one of generating a report and sending a notification to at least one entity.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the report is at least one of filtered and unfiltered.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of communications are inmate communications.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of communications are at least one of electronic messages, instant messages and 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 and internationally.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein 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, inmate identification, gang affiliation, security threat level and involved parties are monitored.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring can be customized based on a profile.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying a database of logged monitored communications to review potential security threats.

10. A system that determines a security threat comprising:

a monitoring module that monitors a plurality of communications;

a comparison module that compares the plurality of monitored communications to information 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 pose a security threat; and

a result module that forwards instructions to perform a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications pose a security threat.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the result module at least one of generates a report and sends a notification to at least one entity.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the report is at least one of filtered and unfiltered.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of communications are inmate communications.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of communications are at least one of electronic messages, instant messages and one or more telephone calls.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of communications can be monitored at least one of locally, nationally and internationally.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein 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, inmate identification, gang affiliation, security threat level and involved parties are monitored.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the monitoring can be customized based on a profile.

18. The system of claim 10, further comprising a query module configured to query a database of logged monitored communications to review potential security threats.

19. A means for determining a security threat comprising:

means for monitoring a plurality of communications;

means for comparing the plurality of monitored communications to information in a database;

means for determining, based at least on the results of the comparing, if one or more of the plurality of communications pose a security threat; and

means for performing a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications pose a security threat.

20. An information storage media comprising information configured to determine a security threat comprising:

information that monitors a plurality of communications;

information that compares the plurality of monitored communications to information in a database;

information that determines, based at least on the results of the comparing, if one or more of the plurality of communications pose a security threat; and

information that performs a predetermined action if one of the plurality of communications pose a security threat.