Tag: Ministry of Justice
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Significantly more suicides in German prisons: Intelligent video surveillance to detect “suicide plans”
Most people in German prisons take their own lives while in custody. The Ministry of Justice wants to prevent this with intelligent video surveillance. In 2019, 144 people died in German prisons, and by 2021 the figure had risen to 182. A similar increase can be seen in the suicides included in the figures: These […]
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Facial recognition and mobility tracking: UK is monitoring foreign criminals with smartwatches
Five times a day, people awaiting trial or deportation can be prompted by an app to scan their face. Together with location data, the information will be stored by the prison administration for up to six years. The UK Ministry of Justice wants to track convicted criminals with the help of detachable smartwatches. This is […]