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The tech behind ankle monitors
26 minutes Posted Dec 1, 2019 at 5:00 am.
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Electronic monitoring, often in the form of ankle bands, is on the rise within the criminal justice system—it’s viewed by some as a simple alternative to incarceration, but what impact does this tech really have on people's lives?


Featuring:

@shubhabala


Links:

Use of Electronic Offender-Tracking Devices Expands Sharply


Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt 

 

Electronic Monitoring Technology Must Be Regulated


Active electronic monitoring a viable alternative to pretrial detention


What is E-Carceration? 


The Newest Jim Crow: Recent criminal justice reforms contain the seeds of a frightening system of “e-carceration.” 


Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset


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