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Corrections pilot using AI to monitor inmate calls credited with preventing suicides, proponents say

Utah Legislature Appropriations Subcommittee · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Department of Corrections pilot using AI to analyze inmate phone calls reportedly detected two suicide attempts and disrupted outside coordination of criminal activity during a four-month trial; representatives seek continued funding to expand the program and integrate it with DOC communications platforms.

Representatives from the Department of Corrections and Leo Technologies described a pilot that uses artificial intelligence to analyze inmate phone calls and flag high‑risk behavior and coordinated criminal activity.

Representative Wilcox said the pilot produced concrete results during a roughly four‑month test: Lincoln Shirts of Leo…

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