When the Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals (MADCP) hosts its annual conference in Lansing this week, 500 judges and drug court professionals from around the state will be aggressively looking at cost-effective technologies in an effort to meet the rapidly growing crisis in the state’s budget and corrections system.
When the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) hosts its 2010 Winter Training Institute at the Hilton Austin next week, corrections professionals and judges from throughout Texas and across the U.S. will be wearing and testing the next generation in alcohol monitors: A single anklet that lets courts monitor offenders 24/7 for alcohol as well as monitor their location through House Arrest.