Automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) are usually acquired first by police departments. Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation is currently scanning its old fingerprint records into a system that will allow the electronic transmission of fingerprints. The Ohio AFIS uses a variation of a military pattern recognition program to match records from ink and paper record cards or from data that have been captured by Live Scan systems. Ohio also plans to add mug shots collected by electronic digital imaging. At the Hunt Correctional Facility in Louisiana, a video camera and a personal computer are used to capture images and facilitate the booking process. Many other jurisdictions use AFIS, including Los Angeles County which has increased overall efficiency by 150 percent with the use of digitized imaging for fingerprinting. These jurisdictions recognize the efficiencies to be gained by combining records and eliminating redundant processes in booking and inmate management. 2 photographs