Crime & Safety
Fingerprint ID Upgrade Will Temporarily Slow Inmate Release Times
DeKalb Sheriff's office says the slow down could last up to seven days past the implementation of the new system, June 15-19.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's office said between June 15-19, the Georgia Crime Information Center will install a new Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), which will result in slower release times of inmates.
In a press release, the sheriff's office said the slow down could last up to seven days past the implementation of the new system. Staff members will spent this period catching up to bring all files current, the sheriff's office said.
DeKalb County Jail uses the statewide system to help identify inmates during the intake and release process.
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To make sure the correct person is being released -- and to check for any outstanding criminal warrants -- inmates’ fingerprints are submitted to AFIS immediately before their release, the sheriff's office said.
“We have an action plan in place that will allow us to process the inmates out of jail with the same certainty as we have using AFIS,” Sheriff Thomas Brown said in the release. “This plan includes adding staff and using several reliable back up measures to make sure that our release procedures remain accurate.”
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