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The Correctional Services Minister for the Northern Territory in Australia announced a rollout of a new program that would require certain offenders to wear a SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring) ankle bracelet. The Northern Territory has allocated $4.2 million to the project focusing on those offenders with severe alcohol problems. The SCRAM bracelet detects […]

Former Prep School Student Owen Labrie has been released from jail after violating the terms of his release. According to court officials, Labrie violated his court-ordered curfew on several occasions. He had been out on bail awaiting his appeal from a sexual assault case. Labrie once attended the elite St. Paul’s School where he allegedly

HB 75 was recently signed into law in Florida making removal of a court ordered electronic monitoring device a third-degree felony in the State. GPS Monitoring devices have long since been used to track domestic violence offenders out on probation. The tracking provides peace of mind for victims and their families, but until recently offenders

The Iowa State Senate announced a collaborate effort to prevent future drunk drivers by requiring drug and alcohol offenders to take breath tests twice a day or wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet such as a SCRAM device. The 24/7 Sobriety pilot program hopes to reduce or eliminate alcohol and drug crime related fatalities such as drunk

A Tarrant County judge is requiring Tonya Couch, mother of “Affluenza” Teen Ethan Couch, to wear a GPS Monitoring Device after she posts a $75,000 bail bond to be released from custody. The judge is also requiring drug and alcohol monitoring and weekly check-ins for the 48-year-old mother accused of hindering apprehension of her fugitive

The SCRAM bracelet is a tamper- and water-resistant ankle bracelet that provides continuous monitoring utilizing a technology called Transdermal Alcohol Testing. Innovative and lightweight, this 8oz device combines sensors and electronics that collect, test and send important data throughout the day and night utilizing radio frequency, without the user ever knowing when a sample will

Mark McKay, 40, was arrested for his fifth drunk driving offense after a fatal DUI crash on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, McKay was driving a GMC Envoy SUV when he hit the median blocking the highway. McKay left the vehicle before a motorcyclist hit the SUV.

The Janesville Police Department out of Wisconsin has introduced a new initiative known at the Sober Streets Project. The project includes publishing geographic information of repeat DUI Offenders. The police department will provide online access about an offender’s geographic whereabouts for “public safety and reference purposes only.” Searchers will allegedly be able to see how

If you have found yourself facing DUI charges, you may be interested in learning more about SCRAM bracelets and how they can help you. As a repeat DUI offender, you may be looking at possible jail time; a SCRAM ankle monitoring system not only keeps you in check with authorities but it allows you to

Palcohol® or powdered alcohol was recently approved by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). While some senators fought to create a ban on the product, the TTB approved sale of the substance in March. The powdered alcohol mix is advertised as “Safer than liquid alcohol,” however these claims seem to meet