Suffolk County, NY (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office) — Suffolk County Jail AI inmate-call monitoring (LEO Technologies 'Verus')
Suffolk County, NY (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office) · Suffolk County Jail AI inmate-call monitoring (LEO Technologies 'Verus')
The Suffolk County Sheriff's jail deployed LEO Technologies' Verus AI, which uses Amazon speech-to-text to transcribe and keyword-flag inmate phone calls, monitoring over 2.5 million calls between April 2019 and May 2020.
Technical detail
The Suffolk County Sheriff's jail deployed LEO Technologies' Verus AI, which uses Amazon speech-to-text to transcribe and keyword-flag inmate phone calls, monitoring over 2.5 million calls between April 2019 and May 2020.
Who is protected: People subject to this body's AI/surveillance systems.
Who must comply: Suffolk County, NY (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office)
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Suffolk County, NY (Suffolk County Sheriff's Office) |
|---|---|
| Level | County |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2019-04-01 |
| Citation | Suffolk County Jail AI inmate-call monitoring (LEO Technologies 'Verus') |
| Topics | automated decision-making · police and surveillance AI · consumer data privacy · government use of AI |
| Last verified | 2026-07-01 |
| Official source | AI surveillance takes U.S. prisons by storm - Context (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ↗ |
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