Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) is a fully automated, information and notification service. Registered users will be immediately notified upon a change in an offender's status. VINE can relay important custody or arrest information in a matter of minutes, anywhere in the US, via telephone. Users can access information about an offender's custody status in "real time", 24 hours a day.

How does VINE work?

A centralized, national Call Center located in Louisville, KY, constantly monitors inmate activity through an interface with the on-site booking system or other existing record-keeping system. Updated county inmate records are automatically sent to the Appriss Call Center every 15 minutes. State inmate's records are sent to the Appriss Call Center every 24 hours.

Callers dial a toll-free VINE number (1-877-MN4-VINE) to check the custody status of an offender and to register with VINE to receive automatic telephone notification upon a change in the custody status of the offender. When a change in inmate status is received, VINE automatically calls all registered persons.

Calls continue for 48 hours or until a successful notification is verified with the registered person's Personal Identification Number (PIN).

Promotional/Training Materials

• VINE Brochure (English pdf)
  
  
• VINE Brochure (Spanish pdf)
  
  
• Materials Order Form (Microsoft Word)
  
  
• Poster (11" x 17" - Spanish one side/English other side -pdf)
  
  
• Tearoff Pad - pdf (English one side/Spanish other side)
  
  
• Training Invitation (Microsoft Word)
  
  
• VINE Fact Sheet (Microsoft Word)
  
  
• VINE PowerPoint Presentation
  
  

What does a VINE query or notification call provide?

Standard information available through the VINE service includes inmate custody status and location, criminal charge information, sentence expiration date and referral information for law enforcement and victim service provider organizations.

Notifications are placed to registered persons upon the transfer, release, escape or death of an inmate.

VINE is available in English or Spanish. Assistance in other languages is available through the AT&T translation service.

Live operators are available at the Appriss Call Center 24 hours a day, everyday.

VINE Information

VINE (Victim Information & Notification Everyday) is an automated telephone
notification system providing crime victims with jail information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Victims and the public can also register for automated notification upon an offender’s custody status change, such as release, transfer, and escape.

Launched initially in Scott County in 1998, VINE went on line in Douglas County during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. It is scheduled for statewide completion in 2005.

Crime victims and their families can register for Minnesota VINE by calling 1-877-MN-4-VINE (1-877-664-8463.)

Appriss

Appriss, formerly known as The VINE Company, was founded in 1994.

Appriss’ VINE service is the nation’s first and most successful voice portal serving the criminal justice market. It uses advanced technology to link a jail, prison, or correctional facility’s booking system to a national communications center. When an offender has a change in custody status, such as a release or escape, the Appriss Communications Center immediately notifies registered victims.

Headquarters:
Appriss, Inc.
10401 Linn Station Road, Ste 200
Louisville, KY 40223
Tel: 800-816-0491
Fax: 502-561-1825
www.appriss.com