1. An automated check-in system for correctional facility inmates comprising: at least one biometric capture device disposed in a correctional facility controlled-environment area configured to capture biometrics of inmates of the correctional facility within the correctional facility controlled-environment area; and a correctional facility administration and management system configured to: enroll key biometric identification features of inmates of the correctional facility; compare captured biometrics of the inmates to enrolled key biometric identification features of inmates of the correctional facility to identify the inmate; and log presence of an identified inmate as in the correctional facility controlled-environment area at a time the biometrics of the identified inmate were captured; and issue a prompt for the inmate to present his or herself to the biometric capture device in response to the inmate not having a valid check-in logged within a predefined period.