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Jefferson County to Upgrade Inmate Technology Services

The project includes telephone system, video visitation system, inmate electronic messaging system and inmate tablet program for the Jefferson County Correctional Facility, the downtown jail and the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Justice Center.

Jefferson County is requesting proposals for a comprehensive inmate technology services package composed of an inmate telephone system, inmate video visitation system, inmate electronic messaging system and inmate tablet program for the Jefferson County Correctional Facility, the downtown jail and the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Justice Center.

All three facilities are in Beaumont.

The web-based administrative platform must:
  • Be readily accessible via any PC with a modern browser and active Internet without the need to download additional software.
  • Provide tools to aid in the investigation of criminal activities by allowing investigators to check for links between inmates and public individuals or other inmates using multipath and multirelation analysis.
  • Multipath/multirelation analysis must be capable of detecting an indirect relationship between two inmates through a public individual using a combination of phone calls, video visitation visits and electronic messages.

All hardware, software, equipment, networking, cabling, etc., must be correctional grade and secure at all times. All inmate technology services must be bilingual (English and Spanish). Proposer shall list all other languages that are available.

The Jefferson County Correctional Facility is responsible for a correctional average daily population of approximately 850 inmates. The facility has the capability to house up to 1,268 inmates.

Bids are due by 11 a.m. June 20 to Jefferson County Purchasing Department, 1149 Pearl Street, 1st Floor, Beaumont, Texas 77701.

The contact person is Deborah Clark, dclark@co.jefferson.tx.us, (409) 835-8593.

See the bid posting here.