http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20120315/THISJUSTIN/703159867
State corrections updating its emergency notification system
Rutland Herald
Published: March 15, 2012
The state Department of Corrections is installing a new notification system that officials say is more advanced than the system that presently notifies communities about emergencies at nearby prisons and work camps.
Corrections officials say the state has purchased a Twenty First Century Communications Alert system which is able to send time-sensitive messages over landlines, cellular and VoIP phones, BlackBerrys, person digital assistants, pagers and devices for the hearing impaired. It also sends messages via text messaging, fax and email and can post messages to Facebook and Twitter, Corrections officials said.
The department is working to develop a website interface where members of the public can register by entering their names, addresses and as many forms of contact information as they would like.
The interface will be linked to the DOC web page when finished.
Until the new system is operational, residents can add themselves to the DOC notification lists by mailing or emailing their contact information to whichever of the six prisons and work camps they live near.
The Rutland jail’s mailing address is 167 State Street, Rutland, Vt. 05701 and the email is travis.denton@state.vt.us.
Letters can be sent to the Springfield jail at 700 Charlestown Road, Springfield, Vt., 05156 or by email at joshua.rutherford@state.vt.us.
Letters to the correctional facility in Windsor can be mailed to 546 State Farm Road, Windsor, Vt., 05089 or emailed to eddie.earle@state.vt.us.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a fine example of how privatization can greatly improve public governmental functions. Because of the fine job that the private companies do in running these prisons productivity has vastly increased. Vermont along with other States who have opted for privatization has helped boost prison capacity to the point where America leads all of the other industrialized nations in its incarceration rate. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteIt has also assisted us in diversifying the output of the local Springfield police. Now instead of spending 90% of their time sitting with their radar guns, we have reduced that to 60% with the rest spent arresting people for minor parole violations. Which has helped immensely in keeping the prison a thriving industry in this town.
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