Abstract
Personal identification is a crucial element of some safety-technology systems. The same applies to facilities brimming with safety devices, in particular, in penalty institutions, prisons. My goal is to present a comprehensive picture of the identification method used in Hungarian prisons. There is no other summarizing document available on identification. My present paper is based on the 12 years of experience that I have gained in the Penalty Enforcement Organisation in the area of information technology since 2007. I have been analyzing and researching the personal identification of convicts based on their biometric characteristics. In 2004, a well-functioning, object-based identification method was established. This article will give an overall picture of the identification system(s) used in Hungarian prisons as well as of my former plans to renew the identification methods of convicts.