The oklahoma office of the attorney general will utilize funding to purchase equipment to enhance its newly formed digital forensics unit

The Oklahoma State Attorney General will use this $300,482 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase digital forensics equipment, including Cellebrite, Magnet GrayKey, Magnet Axiom, and i2 Analyst Notebook software. This equipment will enable the state's newly formed Digital Forensics Unit to increase the processing speed of digital evidence for criminal prosecutions. The Digital Forensics Unit currently serves 29 other entities across the state, and the demand for its services has increased over 100% in the past year. This federal funding through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (CFDA 16.738) Program will help the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office enhance its investigative and prosecutorial capabilities in digital forensics.

The requested equipment includes cellebrite, magnet graykey, magnet axiom, and I2 analyst notebook subscription. These items will be used to increase processing time of evidence that is used in the prosecution of offenders. The digital forensics unit enables the attorney generals office to prosecute cases, but the unit is also currently utilized by 29 other entities that helps prosecuting agencies across the state. As only one of two fully equipped digital forensics units in the state, the request for services is expected to rise. In the one-year timeframe since the unit was started, the case load has increased over 100%.