October 03, 2011
SCRAMx Adds Wireless Option to 24/7 Alcohol Anklets
Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. (AMS), makers of the SCRAMx alcohol monitoring bracelets, has announced the release of SCRAMx Wireless, the newest data communication option for their 24/7 offender alcohol monitoring system.
September 13, 2011
Macon, Champaign Counties Crediting High-Tech Sobriety With Double Digit Drops in DUIs
Prosecutors in Macon and Champaign counties are crediting a focus on Hard Core Drunk Drivers (HCDDs) and the use of technology for record drops in DUI arrest rates since 2008—a reduction that’s nearly four times that of the state’s average.
June 30, 2011
Office of State Court Administrators Formalizes Use of Alcohol Anklets for MO Treatment Courts
The Missouri Office of State Court Administrators (OSCA) has selected SCRAMx (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitors) as the sole transdermal alcohol monitoring technology approved to receive OSCA funding to monitor the state’s treatment court offenders.
June 14, 2011
Controversial New Law Puts the Heat on the State’s Most Dangerous Drunk Drivers
Always known as a progressive state when it comes to tough laws for drunk drivers, Arizona’s newest DUI legislation, signed in to law last month by Governor Jan Brewer, has been criticized for what critics say is a step backwards from the state’s precedent-setting penalties for first-time DUI offenders...
When Tennessee’s new DUI bill took effect on January 1st, courts statewide began to ramp up integration of a high-tech alcohol monitoring system to keep tabs on hard core drunk drivers facing charges for a new offense. The alcohol-sniffing anklets, known as SCRAMx, are monitoring offenders 24/7 pretrial to keep the high-risk group from re-offending, and the program is at no cost to the taxpayers.