Infinova announced that its IP cameras and other video equipment are being used to oversee factories, inmate work areas, the central office and surrounding areas of the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) at northern California’s iconic Folsom Prison.
Infinova announced that its IP cameras and other video equipment are being used to oversee factories, inmate work areas, the central office and surrounding areas of the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) at northern California's iconic Folsom Prison.
“We have selected Infinova for our more rugged applications because of the durability of their equipment in environments not necessarily friendly to many video cameras,” reports Wendell Hubbell, senior information analyst, California Prison Industry Authority. “We're using the equipment both outdoors and indoors. For the central office, most of the cameras are outside, watching the periphery of the building. Other cameras are installed in strategic locations throughout the area surrounding CALPIA. The inside cameras are focused primarily on inmate work areas. We're also in the process of adding video analytics with license plate recognition.”
The central office is a 30,000 square foot metal building that was once a warehouse which is located on several hundred acres of land outside of prison grounds. The outside cameras are running via Cat 6 cable, and inside, they operate on PoE (power over Ethernet). The server for the system is in the MIS data center.
“Installation was easy and smooth,” adds Joe Olson, partner in The Henke Group, manufacturers' representatives in northern California and Nevada, which recommended the Infinova equipment to Folsom. “The prison likes the system because we could get it installed quickly and it works.”