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• November 09, 2009
  24/7 Alcohol Bracelets Helping to Keep Veterans Sober and Accountable: Buffalo Veterans Court Tackling Alcohol Issues With Tough Monitoring, a Touch of Compassion

  As the country prepares to honor its military veterans November 11th, the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court is employing a high-tech tool to help keep their community’s struggling military veterans sober and accountable.

• October 15, 2009
  South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Validity of SCRAM Alcohol Monitors

  In the nation’s first appellate decision on the use of SCRAM alcohol monitors as a reliable way to monitor criminal offenders for alcohol consumption, the South Dakota Supreme Court has issued a ruling that upholds the admissibility of SCRAM testimony and evidence under the standard established by Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals

• September 24, 2009
  Punish the Cars or Deal With the People? Growing movement says answer is both when it comes to solving the DUI problem

  While a study released last week by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) indicates growing public support for the use of ignition interlocks on the cars of drunk drivers, a growing body of justice officials and policymakers say the trend is actually dealing with the people—not just the cars—when it comes to mitigating the social and financial costs of the DUI epidemic.

• September 15, 2009
  Hairspray Triggers Alert, Not False Positive on Alcohol Monitor: Procedural Issues Create Confusion About SCRAM Bracelets in Florida Hearing

  The manufacturer of SCRAM alcohol bracelets is countering reports that their alcohol-sensing ankle bracelets falsely confirmed a drinking event because of exposure to hairspray for a Florida defendant out on bond for a DUI manslaughter and DUI with serious bodily injury case. The bracelets, worn 24/7, sample an offender’s perspiration every 30 minutes in order to measure for alcohol consumption.

• August 28, 2009
  24/7 Sobriety Programs for Drunk Drivers Take Center Stage at Governor’s Highway Safety Conference: States Mandating Sobriety Seeing Huge Drops in DUI Fatalities

  When traffic safety professionals from across the country meet at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center next week, many will be evaluating what justice professionals are calling one of the first programs to make an impact on the DUI epidemic: statewide 24/7 Sobriety Programs.