Prison populations are continuing to rise rapidly at an alarming rate, causing jurisdictions all over the country to find an alternative. Did you know that the average cost to keep one inmate ranges between $15,000 to $70,000 per year, depending on the state? A fantastic solution to decrease the number of people in prison is
While most of us have seen ankle monitors used in television shows or movies, we don’t actually know that much about them. Judges often order offenders to wear an ankle monitor if they do not pose a major threat to the community. After the pandemic, rulings for these devices have been on the rise. In this
You are driving to meet up with a friend, and the route you usually take is closed due to road construction. What do you do? Like many people, you will probably not be digging through your glove compartment looking for a road map. Instead, you will simply pull out your smartphone to get real-time step-by-step directions
Detention centers. They are the last place that most people want to end up. It is a place where you lose your rights, your freedom, and sometimes even your dignity. A detention center can damage a person, but they are consequences for people who violate the law. In the United States, there are over 500,000
Law enforcement is on the move. 45 percent of individuals in ICE’s primary alternative to detention program wear an ankle monitor. GPS ankle monitors allow for thorough surveillance of people while giving them the flexibility to live. Yet even experienced law enforcement personnel have questions about them. What is the technology that GPS monitors use?
It’s no secret that jails and prisons are overcrowded. Incarceration can also sometimes seem like a punishment that’s worse than the crime. If an offender needs a less harsh sentence or shows good behavior while incarcerated, GPS ankle monitor use in tandem with house arrest can be a good option. Before you make the decision,
Did you know that the United States has one of the highest incarcerated rates? There are approximately 2 million people in the United States jails and prisons, and this number continues to rise. With so many people incarcerated prisons, are becoming even more overcrowded. The justice system needs to find new ways to monitor defendants but keep
The first use of GPS Tracking for inmates occurred in the 1980s. By 1990, all 50 states in the US had deployed the technology to monitor high-risk parolees, particularly sex offenders. The technology proved cheap, reliable, and effective at reducing the number of fleeing subjects. Today, they are used in the bail system for a
Did you know that prisons are filling up fast? According to The World Prison Brief, the United States prisons rank 119 on occupancy and have reached 99.8% occupancy. By decreasing the number of people who are incarcerated it can help alleviate financial strain on the country as well as help health concerns. It is necessary to find
Overcrowded jails have been a major problem for the United States for decades. In fact, the prison population itself has risen more than 700 percent in the last 50 years. That’s a crippling problem that can lead to some catastrophic outcomes. In the following article, we’ll be exploring what these problems are, in particular, as
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