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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Technology improvements for legal processes and visitation
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The Department of Correction is implementing new technological solutions to improve legal processes and visitation for people in custody. These improvements aim to modernize jail operations and enhance access to critical services.
- The Lightning Law discovery sharing platform will allow efficient and confidential sharing of records between clients and their attorneys.
- A new virtual visitation platform is being procured to improve the visit process for attorneys and family members.
- These technological innovations are expected to support speedier case processing and better justice outcomes.
Francis Torres
0:11:05
We're also looking forward to rolling out Lightning Law discovery sharing platform.
0:11:12
Lightning Law will allow the efficient and confidential sharing of records between clients and their attorneys through electronic devices.
0:11:25
We are hopeful that this technological innovation will support speedier case processing and better justice outcomes which benefits everybody.
0:11:37
We are procuring a new virtual visitation platform aimed at improving the visit process for attorneys and those visiting their loved ones in jail.
0:11:51
This new platform will allow attorneys to more easily schedule virtual meetings with incarcerated clients and discuss case updates.
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These measures will help modernize our jails, provide better access to critical services, and ultimately improve outcomes for those who are in our care.