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• August 18, 2009
  New NHTSA Numbers Validate Impact of 24/7 Sobriety Programs: States Requiring, Monitoring for Continuous Sobriety See Largest Drops in Alcohol-Related Fatalities

  The release of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 2008 numbers for alcohol-related traffic fatalities has sparked a substantial conversation in the justice system, thanks in part to sizable drops in alcohol-related fatalities in states focusing on 24/7 sobriety programs for convicted drunk drivers.

• July 16, 2009
  Federal Court Rules That Actsoft Alcohol Bracelet Can’t Actually Monitor Blood Alcohol Content - AMS Calls Patent-Infringement Loss a Win for Their SCRAM System

  Denver-based Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS) has recently lost a long-standing patent infringement case against Tampa, Florida-based Actsoft. But company officials are calling the loss a win for its proprietary SCRAM System.

• June 10, 2009
  Judges to Test Alcohol-Sniffing Anklets This Week at Anaheim Conference: California Using High-Tech Bracelets to Mitigate Costs, Risks of Alcohol-Involved Offenders

  When the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) hosts its 15th Annual Drug Court Training Conference in Anaheim this week, drug court judges from throughout California and across the U.S. will be wearing and testing an alcohol-sniffing anklet that actually tests your sweat to see if you’ve been drinking.

• April 09, 2009
  Area Courts Utilizing Alcohol-Sniffing Anklets on Drunk Drivers, Domestic Violence Offenders: Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Silver Bow among counties monitoring alcohol offenders 24/7

  As part of a growing, state-wide effort to increase the accountability of drunk drivers and other alcohol-triggered offenders, courts in western Montana have begun using a high-tech, alcohol-sensing anklet, which actually samples your perspiration in order to ensure compliance with court-ordered sobriety.

• April 07, 2009
  Missouri DOC Conducting Pilot of 24/7 Alcohol Anklets: Program Aims to Save Tax Dollars, Improve Community Safety

  The Missouri Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole has launched a new alcohol monitoring Pilot Program aimed at testing the impact of 24/7, continuous alcohol monitoring on the management of the state’s alcohol-fueled offenders.