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Deputy DOC commissioner says $250,000 in assessments will advance prison Wi‑Fi; full proposal expected late summer
Summary
At an April 17 Senate Institutions hearing, Deputy Commissioner Christine Calvert said Vermont’s Department of Corrections has re‑engaged with state IT partners and estimates about $250,000 is needed to complete security, facility and workflow assessments for expanded Wi‑Fi; a full proposal and refined cost estimate are expected in August–September.
Christine Calvert, Deputy Commissioner of Corrections, told the Senate Institutions committee on April 17 that the Department of Corrections has re‑engaged with the Agency of Digital Services and is moving forward on assessments needed to expand Wi‑Fi for staff and people in custody.
Calvert said an intake form with ADS is approved and staff have been assigned, and that DOC needs several concurrent evaluations — network security, physical facility assessments (including heat mapping), and a paper‑to‑digital workflow review — before it can produce a full project cost. "We've re‑engaged with ADS this year to get this project back off the ground," Calvert said.
On cost, Calvert told committee members, "We estimate now to complete these…
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