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CASE STUDY: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TIGHTENS SECURITY AT ITS FACILITIES
OVERVIEW: The Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) recently sought to upgrade its security cameras at all of its correctional facilities, halfway houses and youth detention facilities throughout the state. They turned to the expertise of Seico Security, based in Pekin, IL, to provide the engineering, design, consulting and installation services needed for the successful upgrade. Seico had already earned the trust of the State after serving as the integrator on a previous project for the DMV. Seico integrator Vic Oggero oversaw this DOC project, which spanned 25 Correctional Centers, six Youth Centers, seven Adult Transition Camps and three Impact Incarceration Camps. The equipment list was extensive and included hundreds of DVRs, and thousands of cameras, power supplies, monitors, cable, and associated CCTV items.
CHALLENGES: There was much ground to cover, and many facilities to secure, as the correctional facilities being upgraded span the entire state of Illinois. Oggero reports that the site visits to all the various facilities were critical in designing the needed systems and enabling the DOC to achieve its goals. While the physical visits were time consuming, the ease of installations that resulted was well worth it.
SOLUTION: Because of the extremely high level of security needed at its correctional facilities and prisons, this project encompasses one of the largest camera systems in the State of Illinois. All of the new equipment is located on one network and includes hundreds of DVRs and thousands of cameras in use that can be viewed from one location in Springfield.
Ogerro once again selected CBC products, as he had on the DMV project. For the correctional facilities, he chose GANZ DigiMaster 16 Channel 4TB DVRs and high performance GANZ 8000 Series vandal- resistant dome cameras, along with various specialty equipment. The cameras and DVRs vary in all facilities and are deployed in areas that need constant surveillance. (Because of the maximum security that needs to be ensured in prisons, more in-depth details of the system configuration cannot be disclosed.)
CBC's product offerings had already earned the respect of Seico Security as they had previously specified CBC DVRs for a State project for the DMV with great success. "The reliability of the CBC Ganz DVRs, along with the affordability of a commercial grade of DVR’s and cameras just couldn’t be beat," Ogerro points out.
RESULTS: Because of the high cost to install new cabling, the need to stay with analog cameras was imminent. The improved resolution provided by the newer analog cameras resulted in a far superior camera system than the DOC previously had. The training process to acclimate the corrections facilities staff, in general, and their Security staff, in particular, to the new analog system went very smoothly, Oggero reports. "After training the initial staff on the equipment, the State has taken the responsibility and put it on themselves to provide training statewide," he says. "The DOC's IT Staff has excellent skills and qualifications. They were very easy to accommodate and learned very quickly how to work with the equipment internally." Now equipped with enhanced and scalable surveillance systems, the State of Illinois plans to continue the upgrade until all of its facilities are upgraded as needed. About CBC AMERICAS Corp. CBC AMERICAS Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CBC Group and part of a global network of Import, Export, Trading, and Distribution companies, strategically located throughout the world. CBC AMERICAS Corp. is the largest organization of CBC's companies, with divisions in imaging technology, optics, chemicals & pharmaceuticals, flooring, plastics & resins and Eco Energy. The Imaging Technology Division specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of lenses and video surveillance products. CBC AMERICAS Corp. continues to expand and unify its position in the global security market by offering a comprehensive line of products under CBC's own brand names, Computar and GANZ. The GANZ brand offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments and includes an extensive selection of products including IP and analog cameras, performance driven optics, a diverse range of intelligent video analytics, discreet enclosures, video management software and a full range of recording and display devices. For more information, please visit: http://ganzsecurity.com/.
