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August 01, 2008
Judges, Probation Will Test Sweat-Sniffing Anklets at Las Vegas ConferenceWith a record-breaking one in every 100 adults in the U.S. behind bars, more than 1,500 community corrections professionals from across the U.S. will be evaluating and testing a high-tech tool that’s helping to re-define the way agencies monitor the more than 2.4 million alcohol-fueled offenders convicted in the U.S. each year.
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Unlike most of the United States that is experiencing severely overcrowded prisons and rising inmate populations, the State of South Dakota has actually seen a decline in its prison numbers for the second consecutive fiscal year. Over the last two years, the number of male inmates entering South Dakota prisons dropped by 14%, which is helping save both the state’s budget and taxpayers millions of dollars annually.
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Courts in Lake County have begun to use a high-tech, alcohol-sniffing ankle bracelet to help monitor drunk drivers and other offenders as part of the county’s efforts to address alcohol-fueled crime and jail overcrowding.
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When offenders come through the tribal court of the Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, the Honorable Anthony Abeita is employing a technology he says is changing the face of alcohol-fueled crimes in his community.
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July 22, 2008
Lawmakers Tackle Prison Overcrowding, DUI Epidemic with High-Tech Alcohol AnkletsWhen the National Conference of State Legislatures hosts its 2008 Legislative Summit in New Orleans this week, lawmakers from across the U.S. will be taking a look at an emerging trend in the battle against the epidemic of alcohol-triggered crimes: An alcohol-sniffing ankle bracelet that actually monitors offenders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to see if they’ve been drinking.
Kathleen Brown
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