Industry news, policy changes, and regulatory updates in electronic monitoring
The shooting death of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew inside Swedish Hospital on April 26, 2026 has turned Cook County’s electronic monitoring program into the epicenter of a national reckoning.…
This comprehensive ankle monitor comparison chart provides a side-by-side technical analysis of every major GPS ankle monitor on the market. Covering weight, battery life, connectivity, tamper detection, positioning accuracy, and…
This curated research library indexes the most important academic studies, government reports, and policy analyses on electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitors, and community corrections. Every entry includes a summary of…
Electronic monitoring laws vary dramatically across the United States. This directory provides a state-by-state overview of GPS ankle monitor legislation, covering who can be monitored, under what circumstances, which agencies…
This comprehensive directory profiles every major electronic monitoring vendor serving U.S. corrections, pretrial, parole, probation, and community supervision programs. Whether you are an agency evaluating GPS ankle monitor manufacturers for…
Editor’s note: This analysis is written for electronic monitoring programme managers, state corrections officials, and community supervision policy staff. It draws on April 2026 reporting from The Lantern (Ohio State…
In January 2025, BI Incorporated quietly expanded the deployment of its VeriWatch GPS wristband within ICE’s Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. The device — a smartwatch-like GPS unit designed for…
The global electronic monitoring market is experiencing a quiet crisis that few industry observers have fully articulated: in markets outside the United States, a wave of low-cost wrist-worn devices —…
A former Costa Mesa police officer received informal probation and court-ordered GPS electronic monitoring for misusing confidential law enforcement databases to stalk a former mistress and others.
Alberta’s Budget 2026 commits $4.1 million over three years to expand the province’s electronic monitoring programme for high-risk and repeat offenders — adding real-time victim notification capabilities and extending GPS…
Franklin County authorities arrested Mehki Miley Rideout within days of an alleged April 9, 2026 GPS ankle monitor tamper in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania—contrasting sharply with slower multi-month closures elsewhere. Independent analysis of response velocity, tamper architectures, and program risk.
Alberta invests $4.1M over three years in electronic monitoring with SCRAM Systems, emphasizing victim real-time alerts. Analysis of GPS supervision requirements, Canadian context, and procurement lessons.