The FBI announced it has digitally converted millions of files stored at its Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division’s warehouse in Fairmont, West Virginia, as the Bureau prepares to transition to its new biometric system, according to the FBI website.
Over the last two decades, the agency has digitally converted more than 30 million records includingcriminal history folders and civil identity, and as many as 83 million fingerprint cards. This resulted in the dismantling of thousands of filing cabinets once hand-searched by Bureau staffers, which, as illustrated in this video, was a very involved undertaking.
Over the last two decades, the agency has digitally converted more than 30 million records including
