SENTINEL- Inmate and Facility Management System

SENTINEL was the first web-based Jail Management System (JMS) System on the market designed especially to manage inmates and correctional facilities. Its extensive capabilities introduce operational efficiencies that have previously been unavailable. As a result, SENTINEL provides overall expense reduction by reducing infrastructure, administrative overhead and staff costs.

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Problem

Jails and correctional facilities across the country are finding it more and more difficult to manage their diverse requirements for inmate records and facilities management.Traditional software applications are simply unable to address complex needs in environments that increasingly require staff to do more with less.

Solution

Emerald Systems SENTINEL was created specifically for the changing needs of today’s jail and corrections market. SENTINEL is a powerful, web-based application that provides a flexible and robust solution to the full scope of inmate and facility management needs. SENTINEL is the most comprehensive jail management system on the market today. It is designed specifically to more efficiently manage inmates and facilities as well as provide broad information sharing to law enforcement and corrections staff.

Increase Efficiency

SENTINEL reduces the time required to process inmates and manage facilities, allowing you to enjoy enhanced efficiency of operations and increased productivity of personnel. The system utilizes the most current technology, including electronic signatures, document scanning, fingerprint identification and verification and wireless tablet PC access for medical dispensing and charting. These features dramatically decrease paperwork and filing costs.

Reduce costs and minimize staff training time

With SENTINEL, managers can eliminate licensing and support costs associated with workstations. SENTINEL’s navigation was specifically designed to make it less time consuming to train personnel.

Overview

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On a practical basis, it allows administrators to do more with less. Electronic Signature and Document Scanning provide the basis for eliminating manual files and reducing administrative overhead.

For example, in a facility of 200 beds, Emerald Systems' suite of products will save the printing and copying of over 20,000 documents annually. New features such as wireless tablet PC access for medical dispensing and charting are available to dramatically reduce the amount of time and labor involved in dispensing medications as well as reducing paperwork.

SENTINEL provides full internet and intranet (LAN) support to jail operations, providing a less costly infrastructure for managing multiple facilities.

The application provides a full suite of features and functions that make it easier to use, easier to navigate, and saves time in the training and cross training of staff. Specifically, SENTINEL provides these powerful capabilities:

  • Extensive information sharing support to meet state and federal IJIS requirements
  • GJXDM and NIEM compliance
  • Integration into VINES, state DOC, Imaging, Livescan, and Justice systems
  • Time saving anti-duplication processes
  • Pull Down Menus, Pop-Up Screens and Table Updating On-The-Fly
  • Module for building your own classifications
  • Security processes for individuals and groups
  • In-depth functions that provide a high standard for jail operations
  • Support for integrated processes such as wireless and security systems
  • Automated processes for messaging and prisoner transfer management
  • Multi-Agency / Multi-facility capabilities for regional or statewide management
  • Modules supported within Sentinel are as follows:

Search, Booking, Fast Book, Contacts, Visiting, Case Summary, Movements, Disciplinary, Grievance, Property, Trust Accounting, Medical, Alerts, 36/48 hr holds, Sentence Calculation, Commissary, Check Book Accounting and General Ledger, Classifications, Programs, Scheduling, Staff Scheduling, Medical Inventory, Legal Orders, Case Notes, Gangs & Affiliations, Per Diem Management, Transports, Work Release, Incident Reporting, Shift Logs, Lineup, Rebook and Change Identification, Extensive Audit Management, and Systems.

Security : Sentinel provides five levels of security and supports group security management.

Learn More

For more information, please view the Sentinel web site at www.sentineljms.com

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