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5/29/2019 Colorado Advocacy in Action Conference Vail, CO June 5, 2019 VINE-Victim Information Notification Everyday • Vine was created in 1994 in response to the brutal murder of Mary Byron. • Mary and her family were told they would be notified of her ex-boyfriend’s release from jail. They were not notified, and she was murdered by her ex- boyfriend on her 21 st birthday. • VINE is currently in 48 states across the nation. Colorado VINE/VINELink • VINELink is a free service that can notify victim/survivors or other registrants about the custody status of an offender in a Colorado jail. • Victims can be notified by phone, text, and/or email; 24 hours a day, seven days a week. • Anyone can register in VINELink, and the service is totally anonymous. • By the end of 2019, all of the Colorado jails and the Division of Youth Services will participate in Colorado VINE. (DOC does not currently participate in VINE.) • Data is collected from each facility’s JMS every 15 minutes. The exception is an 8- hour delay for transfers. (A victim’s registration also transfers.) • Offender records stay in the system (VINEWatch) for 14 days following the offender’s release; and if an offender is re-arrested within that time period, the victim will be re-notified of the custody status without having to re-register into VINELink. 1

5/29/2019 Colorado VINE/VINELink • Victim/survivors must designate a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in their registration. • The PIN does not need to be complicated. It is simply a number that tells the VINELink system that the call was received, and there is no need for further notifications. • The PIN is only needed to stop notifications for phone calls. If the system does not receive a PIN, it will send a phone notification once every 2 hours for 48 hours or until the notification is stopped with the PIN, or manually by an administrator. • While a PIN is still needed to register for a text or email notification, there is only one notification sent via text or email. • The PIN is also needed if a victim wishes to edit their registration. Sample Notifications PHONE NOTIFICATION Hello. I'm calling with the information you requested from the Colorado Statewide Victim Notification Service. To continue in Spanish press three. You may want to have a pen and paper handy. After the message, you will be asked to enter your 4-digit PIN to prevent repeated calls to this telephone number. You are registered to receive updates about an offender whose last name is Sanchez, Paul . I’m calling to tell you that there has been a change in this offender’s custody status. He has been released (bonded out) from the Weld County Sheriff’s Office on 5/3/2018. As a result, you will no longer receive notifications concerning this offender under your current registration with VINE. For more information, contact the former holding facility, Weld County Sheriffs Office at (970) 356-4015. This message will automatically repeat. If you want to hear this notification message again, press 1. If you are ready to enter your pin, press 2. Please enter your 4-digit pin number to prevent repeated calls to this telephone number. EMAIL NOTIFICATION This e-mail is to inform you that Paul Sanchez has been released from custody as of 5/3/2018. If you have any concerns about your immediate safety, contact your local law enforcement agency, or if you have an emergency, call 911.For more information, contact the Weld County Sheriff's Office. The telephone number is (970) 356-4015. This notification is sponsored by the Colorado VINE Service. It is our hope that this information has been helpful to you. TEXT NOTIFICATION COVINE Msg: P. Sanchez was released on 3/3/2015. In an emergency call 911. FMI call (970) 356-4015. • Colorado Vine Website: www.colorado-vine.com 2

5/29/2019 Colorado VINE/VINELink • VINELink has a mobile app available. VINELink At any time during your registration process, you can get help by clicking on the Quick Help link. 3

5/29/2019 • Chose Colorado from the Select a State drop-down box. • Users have many languages to chose from when registering for VINELink. • Notifications are only sent in English or Spanish. • Click on the FIND AN OFFENDER link. 4

5/29/2019 • If you receive this error message it means the offender is not currently in custody or has been out of custody for more than 14 days, not in custody in a participating jail, the participating jail is off line, the offender is in the process of a transfer, or the spelling of the offender’s name does not match the booking data. • Enter the Last Name and First Name of the offender. • The spelling must be correct or you will not locate the offender. • The offender’s name, custody status, age and facility are listed. • Click on the More Info link to see more information. 5

5/29/2019 • The additional information includes the offender’s Date of Birth, gender and Offender ID. • The offender’s photo is also available, if provided by the facility. • To protect the victim, photos are not automatically shown. • Click the Show Photo link to see the photo. • Click the Notify Me of Status Changes box to begin the registration process for this offender. • You can chose to be notified via phone, text, email, or TTY • You can enter additional registrations for each method. 6

5/29/2019 • Enter your information based on the notification method you choose. • You will need to enter a PIN as part of your registration process. • Remember, the PIN does not to need to be complicated. • You can edit or disable your phone registration(s) by clicking on the EDIT YOUR REGISTRATION link. • You can find additional state resources and print a VINE brochure by clicking on the DISCOVER MORE STATE RESOURCES link. 7

5/29/2019 • VINELink also has access to: • Department of Homeland Security. • Status on persons on an immigration hold. • You must have the correct spelling of the person’s name and the country of their birth. • IVINS: Interstate Compact Victim Notification Service. • Status on probationer or parolee requests for interstate transfer. What VINE Is Not • VINE does not track offenders through the criminal justice system. VINE only notifies victims on an offender’s custody status change in a participating Colorado jail. • VINE Does not notify a victim on court hearings or other critical stages. • VINE does not notify victims regarding protection orders or other court documents. • VINE does not notify victims when an offender is incarcerated or released from the Department of Corrections, the State Mental Health Hospital, or Community Corrections. • Colorado Department of Corrections does not currently use VINE as a notification system. The have their own notification system • VINE Does not notify victims or keep any data on those Colorado jails not currently on VINE. Questions @ VINELink? 8

5/29/2019 ArrestWatch • ArrestWatch is a system that notifies a registrant when an offender has been arrested. • The arrest can be based on a warrant or any other offense. • ArrestWatch is a free service, and it is a secure site. • Victim Advocates, law enforcement, and some victim service providers are given permission for this site. • Those users can register a victim/survivor or other registrant for notification when an offender has been arrested. • Colorado is a beta site for this ArrestWatch service. • You can find ArrestWatch using a search engine, such as Google. • Do not click on the ArrestWatch link. That link has great information about ArrestWatch, but no link to log on. • Click on the ArrestWatch log in link. • Bookmark the ArrestWatch log in in your favorites. 9

5/29/2019 • This is a secure site. • You must receive user permission from the State Administrator. • You will receive an email with your username (usually your email address), a temporary password, and instructions on how to register and change your password. • There is a 24-hour time frame to register. ArrestWatch • You must enter the Offender’s First and Last Name and Date of Birth. • You must enter the Offender’s Gender • You can enter the Offender’s Race or leave the entry as Unknown. • These are required fields. • You do not need to enter the Offender’s SSN. 10

5/29/2019 • You can register a person to be notified by phone, email, or text. • The person does not have to be the victim. • You can register by phone, and email, and text; but you can only use each method one time. • If you want more than one notification per method, you must enter an additional registration for the offender. • You must enter a PIN. • The PIN is only used to stop phone notifications, but it is required for any method of notification. • If you have the information, enter it into the VOCA Information boxes. • Click the Create button, and your registration is complete. • The registration is entered in Warrant Jail in VINEWatch. ArrestWatch • When an offender is arrested and placed in a participating jail, their ArrestWatch registration is automatically transferred to the facility where the officer is incarcerated. A victim/survivor does not have to re-register in VINELink for the offender. • The victim/survivor will be notified of any custody changes of that offender. 11