Monday, August 2, 2004
No more lost prisoners!
The Ohio prison system is planning to test using RFID tags to keep track of both prisoners and guards. The tags will be embedded in a wristwatch-like device that can alert prison officials if a prisoner tries to remove it. It can also send an alarm if a guard is knocked down.
While I think this is a great idea (especially considering how much I love the potential uses of RFID), it makes you wonder why it is so easy to lose track of prisoners in the first place.
The Ohio prison system is planning to test using RFID tags to keep track of both prisoners and guards. The tags will be embedded in a wristwatch-like device that can alert prison officials if a prisoner tries to remove it. It can also send an alarm if a guard is knocked down.
While I think this is a great idea (especially considering how much I love the potential uses of RFID), it makes you wonder why it is so easy to lose track of prisoners in the first place.
¶ 4:23 PM 
About Shawn Morton
Married father of 4, social media strategist at Nationwide, consumer electronics enthusiast, hair metal aficionado.
View complete bio.
View complete bio.
Recent Blog Posts 
TiVo vs. Broadcast Flag Wavers Listen to Har Mar's "The Handler" Living without TiVo recordings "No new Xbox in the next year" Macromedia activation sucks! The Guy Game Hacking RFID tags Music videos on your phone See What You Share ilovebees.comBlog Archive
June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008