Pennsylvania has a scheme to further limit prisoners' privacy and to stalk them when they're finally released. State law allows so-called "victims" of crimes to be notified whenever a prisoner is released from prison, or just moved between prisons. SAVIN, the so-called Statewide Automated Victims Information Network notifies persons who claim to be "victims." Of course everybody is a victim of crime one way or an other, one time or another and just by paying taxes to try and punish prisoners. What can be the legitimate use of such governmentally sponsored stalking? Even petty criminals in county jails, those who don't pay their child support or their traffic tickets or who got drunk, will be stalked. An outfit named Appriss out of Kentucky, rigged up computer software to stalk the prisoners. Pennsylvania taxpayers will pay $600,000 a year for the dubious service - why? Rebecca's Bargain Antiques Collectible Vintage Photos Fine Prints - Old Maps Sheet Music - Old Books Elegant Antiques and Collectibles "He'd make a lovely corpse" Charles Dickens, 1844 You are welcome to use or republish any of our material. Please give www.prisoners.com credit as the source. Return to the Glimpse of Prison Life Menu. Return to the Main Menu. Go to our site's Search Engine. Send us Your Comments, Questions or Input.