March 25, 2019, 4:54 am IL State Rep. Carol Ammons is sponsoring a bill that would eliminate the use of electronic monitoring for people who have completed their state prison sentences. Currently about 2,000 people are on monitors
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2019, 3:16 am On Friday, February 22nd, members of the Coalition to Challenge Electronic Monitoring in Illinois testified before the state legislature’s house judiciary committee in Chicago. To our knowledge, this is the first ever investigation
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2019, 5:53 am In a TV news spot aired on February 12th, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart lashed out at activists and policy makers pushing for an end to the use of money bond and pretrial
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2019, 8:54 am Mike Nellis is one of the foremost international experts on electronic monitoring. Apart from his prolific writing he has also been a staunch advocate for the rights of people on monitors. He played
Read MoreApril 16, 2019, 5:47 pm Kira Lerner of The Appeal has written a wonderful piece that unearths an electronic monitoring device being used on youth in Cook County, Illinois. The device, produced by the Track Group, features two-way
Read MoreDecember 19, 2018, 6:32 am This piece I wrote for Truthout contains my reflections on where this often confusing legislation known as the First Step Act is taking us in terms of electronic monitoring. I stress that we
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