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• November 18, 2008
  Texas Courts Lead U.S. in High-Tech Battle Against DUIs - Judges Shift Focus to Battling Addiction

  The state of Texas is now the largest user of a high-tech, alternative sentencing program that aims to shift the focus from “warehousing” offenders and sanctioning cars to battling what judges call the root cause of the DUI epidemic: the alcohol addiction.

• November 14, 2008
  Failing Economy, Alcohol Combine to Create Dangerous Holiday Season - Deadly Thanksgiving Weekend Just Around the Corner

  With the deadliest holiday weekend of the year just around the corner and millions of Americans facing economic hardships, criminal courts across the country are gearing up for what could be record rates of alcohol abuse and crime this holiday season.

• November 11, 2008
  Local Courts Adding Sweat-Sniffing Anklets to Monitor Drunk Drivers, Underage Drinkers - Tate County Youth Court Among Programs Monitoring for Alcohol 24/7

  In an effort to tackle the epidemic of drunk driving and alcohol-fueled crimes, courts throughout northern Mississippi are introducing a high-tech, alcohol-sensing anklet to help manage and monitor drunk drivers, drug offenders and underage drinkers.

• October 08, 2008
  Local Courts Add 24/7 Alcohol Anklets to Monitor DUI, Drug, Domestic Violence Offenders

  In an effort to tackle the epidemic of alcohol-fueled crimes, courts throughout Salt Lake, Tooele and Summit counties are employing a high-tech, alcohol-sensing anklet to manage and monitor alcohol-fueled offenders.

• September 26, 2008
  National Criminal Justice Experts Gather in Denver for Conference on Alcohol and Crime: South Dakota Attorney General Among Keynote Speakers, 24/7 Sobriety Programs in the Spotlight

  Corrections professionals from across the U.S. will be gathering in Denver next week to hear some of the country’s leading criminal justice policymakers tackle a monumental issue: The epidemic rates of alcohol-fueled crime. South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long; George Washington University Professor Dr. Eric Goplerud and The Honorable William Dressel, president of the National Judicial College, are among the noted conference speakers.