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Prisoner Processing and Population Management/Prisoner Tracking System

ACRONYM

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ORIGINATOR

Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice

Major Organization Subdivision: United States Marshals Service (USMS)

Minor Organization Subdivision: Information Technology Services

Name of Unit: N/A

Address: CS-3, U.S. Marshals Service Headquarters

City: Washington

State: DC

Zip Code: 20530-1000

Country: United States

Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Telephone: (202) 307-935000

FAX: (202) 307-52552

ABSTRACT

Prisoner Tracking System contains court records and identifying data on each prisoner generated during the day-to-day processing, housing, safekeeping, and disposition of prisoners in U.S. Marshals Service custody while criminal proceedings are pending.

PURPOSE

Prisoner Tracking System is maintained to capture all information necessary to complete the administrative processing, housing, safekeeping, health care, and disposition of individual Federal prisoners who are in custody pending criminal proceedings, and covers any law enforcement and security related records generated during such custody.

ACCESS CONSTRAINTS

All Prisoner Tracking System records are protected from unauthorized access through appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. These safeguards include restricting access to those with a need to know to perform their official duties, using locks and passwords, and user identification numbers.

USE CONSTRAINTS

Users of Prisoner Tracking System are restricted to only those privileges necessary to perform assigned tasks.

AGENCY PROGRAMS

Prisoner Tracking System supports the U.S. Marshals Service responsibility for ensuring effective operation of the judicial system by maintaining custody of Federal prisoners from the time of their arrest by or remand to a U.S. Marshal by the court, until the prisoner is committed by order of the court for the service of sentence, otherwise released from custody, or returned to the custody of the U.S. Parole Commission or the Bureau of Prisons.

SOURCES OF DATA

Data contained in Prisoner Tracking System is received from the prisoner, the courts, Federal, State, local and foreign law enforcement agencies, and medical care professionals.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION

OFFICE OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION: Ongoing