PRISON.OS is an IoT-based smart security framework for correctional facilities. It replaces manual checks and legacy systems with real-time, automated monitoring across access control, environmental safety, perimeter security, and utility detection.
The system connects two Arduino MKR1010 units — a Control Room node and a Patrol Guard node — through a custom-built web dashboard backed by InfluxDB for live time-series data storage and forensic-grade event logging.
Traditional correctional facilities depend on reactive, human-driven security — leaving them vulnerable to escapes, environmental hazards, and infrastructure sabotage with no audit trail.
Extreme heat, toxic gas build-up, water leaks, and power tampering go undetected until harm is done. Incident reconstruction relies on invasive surveillance or incomplete manual logs.
PRISON.OS addresses this by providing proactive, infrastructure-focused monitoring that detects threats before they escalate — without compromising inmate dignity.
The system successfully demonstrated real-time detection of motion, RFID-based access control, gas anomalies, and temperature/humidity thresholds via a live custom web dashboard.
Sensor data is timestamped via NTP, stored in InfluxDB, and rendered on the dashboard with live environmental trend graphs, security event timelines, and instant lockdown controls.
