The latest technology enables inmates to be outfitted with digitally produced wristbands that contain thumbnail-sized mug shots and bar coding to access the inmate's entire record in seconds. The sometimes lengthy process of pulling files has been replaced by a central database from which complete profiles can be accessed quickly from a local terminal. One company that integrates imaging software with data management systems specifically designed for prison use is Spillman Data Systems. The company markets a Unix-based integrated system that provides an interface to the PictureLink imaging system. A database manages and indexes images so that name information is only entered once. Images are then accessible through name record searches. The setup involves a video camera connected to an imaging subsystem that is attached to the Unix system. The name record displays on the terminal while the image displays on a video monitor. The operator can easily initiate image capture from prompts in the name record. Another company, OCS Technologies, offers imaging capabilities as part of its Arrest and Booking Solution (ABS) and Offender Management System (OMS). ABS captures and stores images as part of an offender's database profile. Useful for record searches and lineups, ABS can produce a wide range of documents. OMS provides a modular solution to managing prison resources and incorporates images and data obtained at booking. An image capture system developed by Compu- Capture creates and manages computer-captured images of arrestees in conjunction with an existing records or jail management system. Because many jails and prisons now use electronic imaging-based systems, such systems can no longer be viewed as the technology of the future. 2 photographs