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High-tech units track criminals

The precision with which modern technology can now track the whereabouts of sex offenders and other parolees might seem like something out of science fiction.

For instance, ankle bracelet monitoring systems exist that make this scenario possible:
Recently paroled for assaulting his ex-wife, "Jim" walks within 500 feet of her house, an area deemed off-limits under the terms of his release. A recorded voice can be heard from his ankle bracelet, which has determined his position from a global positioning system (GPS) satellite. Read article

No Escape SEGUIN - In their jobs as juvenile probation officers, Carlton Fortson and Kelley Tomlin oversee some of the county’s worst juvenile offenders — including those who commit sex offenses or violent crimes — in “intensive supervision probation.” One of the tools of their trade — the ankle monitor — has come into the 21st Century, and their jobs are about to get a little more high-tech. Read article

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Christine Gregoire implemented an emergency program to monitor 50 of the state's most dangerous sex offenders with GPS tracking units. The program is expected to cost $400,000 and will be paid for with an emergency fund that was created to handle critical needs of the state. “As governor and as a mother, keeping communities safe is one of my top priorities,” Gregoire says. “With the advice, guidance and partnership of state and local police officers, we are taking additional measures to better track sex offenders to better protect communities.”
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