Personal allowed number system

摘要

A system and method for preventing or facilitating communications between individuals who reside in detention environments (such as e.g., prisons or correctional facilities) and individuals who are not in such detention environments using an automated authentication or verification.

主权项

1. A computerized method of identifying a called party comprising:
authenticating a detained individual's login credential; receiving a telephone number; checking the telephone number against a database of allowed contacts; if the telephone number is not in the database, calling the telephone number and:
receiving personal identifying information comprising a name, an age, and a zip code of the called party from the called party;checking received personal identifying information against a remote database storing known sex offenders, gang members, felons, facility employees, witnesses, and victims to verify the personal identifying information;if the personal identifying information is not verified, asking additional questions; and if the personal identifying information is verified, adding the called party to the database of allowed contacts.