IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continental Prison Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CPSZ), dba EZ Card & Kiosk, the industry leader in offering financial transaction services to the correctional and judicial markets in the US, finished 2011 with a total of 13 Michigan county jails as clients, adding 10 in the latter part of the year. The majority of these county jails incorporate the Booking, trust account Money Load and Bail services offered by EZ Card & Kiosk, through either kiosks at the facilities, or online payment services, accepting cash and credit cards at the kiosks, and credit cards online.
The lineup of Michigan county jails includes, Cass, Clare, Eaton, Gladwin, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Mackinac, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa and St. Joseph.
According to Gregg Hodge, National Sales Manager for EZ Card & Kiosk, "As in other regions of the country, this concentration of Michigan county jails came about through strong strategic business alliances, which have been established over the past four years. We expect this success in Michigan will continue to grow for years to come."
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About Continental Prison Systems, Inc.
Continental Prison Systems Inc. (CPSZ), dba EZ Card & Kiosk, has been providing kiosk and internet payment services, as well as inmate release debit card products as a full-suite solution for the creation and management of "Cashless Jail Technology" since 2008. In addition, the company offers innovative financial transaction and payment handling solutions to the courts and probation departments in the US, designed to streamline and reduce many of the operational and personnel costs required to properly manage these facilities. Via its proprietary software, teamed with customized kiosk hardware and online website services, EZ Card & Kiosk provides a "cashless" solution to the jail market for the Booking process, collecting and depositing cash and credit card Money Load funds into the inmate's trust account, accepting and handling the funds related to the Bail process, and then refunding the inmate's trust account balance at the time of their release by issuing a Debit Card. These same technologies and systems are also applied to the court and probation markets, offering the "cashless" solution for the myriad of alternative payments and reporting required by these government agencies, relieving them of many operating cost overheads, as well as further reducing errors and liabilities.
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