8% of defendants on electronic monitoring are AWOL

Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach has only been on the job six months but he’s facing new questions about a system that’s ...
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Newell: New Orleans’ ankle monitor system is dangerously flawed; "You could be a convicted felon… and become a GPS provider," says an expert.

“Public safety decisions are only as good as the information behind them,” Jill Dennis, Director & Owner of the Assured Supervision Accountability Program, explained on my show. And currently, as far ...
The Advocate

Editorial: State’s ankle monitoring program needs to be mended or ended

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill remains on a mission to crack down on weak enforcement of ankle monitoring systems for criminal defendants. She is quite right to pursue that mission. Indeed, ...
WVUE FOX 8 News

Electronic monitoring company warns $2M juvenile program repeats past failures

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A provider overseeing hundreds of electronic monitors in Orleans Parish is raising concerns over the city’s new $2 million real-time juvenile tracking program, warning that the ...
WDSU

New Orleans juvenile offenders will now be monitored in real-time. Here's how

TEENS ACCUSED OF VIOLENT CRIMES RELEASED WITH ANKLE MONITORS, BUT NO ONE WAS ACTUALLY TRACKING THEM IN REAL TIME. WDSU FIRST UNCOVERED THIS FAILURE THREE YEARS AGO ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Ankle monitor use scrutinized after 2 people are killed in 1 week in Cincinnati

A pair of scissors is all it takes to remove an ankle monitor – and dozens in Hamilton County have done so this year. Removing the device is simple. What happens next is far more troubling. Police say ...
foxbaltimore

DJS data reveals nearly 20% of youth on GPS monitoring reoffend, sparking concerns

Boat sustains $125K in damage after fire in St. Mary’s County A late-night boat fire in St. Mary’s County caused significant damage to a motor vessel and nearby boats, according to the Maryland State ...