US prisons are reportedly creating 'voice print' databases

guest · Jan 31, 2019

US prisons are reportedly creating 'voice print' databases
Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people have had their voice added to the biometric database
January 30, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/30/us-prison-voice-print-database/

Prisons across the United States are reportedly building biometric databases that include voice recordings of incarcerated people, according to The Intercept.
[...] prisons are actively using voice recognition technology that can extract and digitize voices to create unique and identifiable biometric signatures known as voice prints.

According to the prisons, the systems are being used to improve security in the facilities and to combat fraud. Prisons can use the biometric identifier to track phone calls and find past communications that match the voice print of a particular person.

According to the report, some of the recordings taking place at prisons are made without the consent of the incarcerated. In one instance [...] If he refused, he was told he would lose phone access entirely and no longer be able to contact his family.

Some counties also confirmed they could identify the voices of outside callers, meaning people who have not been accused of or committed a crime may still have their voice print recorded by the systems.
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