Press Releases
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April 04, 2012
Kootenai County Working to Stop Revolving Door of Drunk DriversKootenai County Probation officials are tightening down on the area’s repeat, highest-risk drunk drivers with an intensive supervision program. The goal, according to officials, is to address the root cause of the problem, which is alcohol dependence, and transition people out of the revolving door of the county jail.
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March 12, 2012
Beware the Saturday St. Patrick’s DayNewly released data on offenders monitored 24/7 for alcohol consumption shows that when St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Saturday, drinking violations increase 25% over the average for the rest of the year—and that’s for offenders who know they’re being monitored and whose consequences are often time in jail.
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December 08, 2011
Kent and Ionia County Courts Crack Down on DUIsKent and Ionia counties are aggressively cracking down on the area’s Hardcore Drunk Drivers by requiring sobriety through the use of Continuous Alcohol Monitoring (CAM) bracelets. The technology is expected to increase compliance for the area’s highest-risk drunk drivers and reduce the risk to other drivers on the road.
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November 29, 2011
Alcohol Monitoring Systems Files Appeal With Federal Circuit Court in Patent SuitDenver-based Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. has filed a second appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., in its long-standing patent infringement suit against Tampa-based Actsoft, Inc.
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November 22, 2011
Boozing It Up for the Holidays: Data shows holiday stress means 27% more drinkingNewly released data that looks at the drinking patterns of more than 200,000 criminal offenders monitored 24/7 for alcohol consumption shows that even when Big Brother is watching, drinking increases nearly 27% between Thanksgiving and January 2nd.
