Oklahoma FY24 NCHIP

The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council will transfer funds to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations (OSBI) and the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council I.T. Department (DAC I.T.). With grant funds, Oklahoma plans to enhance the state's criminal justice system by purchasing livescan devices for one county jail authority and seven local police departments. Additionally, the Oklahoma Attorney General (OAG) will acquire new cloud-based legal case management system software, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) will establish a temporary record research and imaging unit. Primary activities include purchasing livescan devices for enhanced fingerprint recording and submission to OSBI and federal repositories; developing and implementing a case management system for the OAG; and conducting research by OSBI to identify and convert missing and manual records into electronic formats. The District Attorneys Council I.T. Department (DAC I.T.) is updating cabling in the main office server room. Expected outcomes of the grant involve improving the quality, accuracy, and accessibility of fingerprint records submitted to OSBI and federal repositories; protecting and making older criminal history records accessible in electronic format; and facilitating secure, automated data sharing with external state and federal agencies such as OSBI and the FBI. This will streamline inter-agency collaboration and ensure timely and protected access to critical information.