Press Releases
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September 24, 2008
Franklin County Gets Tough on Drunk Drivers: Courts Using Alcohol-Sniffing Anklets to Monitor Offenders 24/7Courts throughout Franklin County are getting tough on the area’s drunk drivers, increasing their use of a high-tech, alcohol-sniffing ankle bracelet that monitors offenders 24/7 for alcohol consumption.
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September 11, 2008
Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Drop in 2007: Courts Nationwide Shift DWI Focus to Alcohol AddictionThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a decrease in the number of alcohol-related fatalities in 2007, with 32 states reporting a decline and a nationwide drop of 3.7 percent overall. After years of stagnant numbers, many experts are looking at the judicial system’s increased integration of alcohol-specific programs as a potential contributor to the trend.
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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.
