Courts across the country have begun using SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitors) CAM bracelets to monitor repeat alcohol offenders.   Collaborative courts such as those address drunk driving have seen lives changed with the required monitoring.  The device requires a participant to remain completely sober during the specified monitoring period.  Any alcohol consumption is immediately […]

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the opinion of a lower court that originally found it illegal for a court to require defendant’s to pay for court ordered alcohol monitoring through a SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring bracelet.  The Court of Appeals ruled that a court can require a defendant to wear and pay for

The statistics are startling.  The period between Christmas and New Year’s is one of the deadliest times of year for drinking and driving.  According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety over half of the fatal crashes on January 1 involve drunk drivers.  From 2011 to 2015, there were a recorded 567 deaths recorded by

The State of Utah Becomes First in the Country to Reduce Drinking Level On December 30, 2018, Utah will become the state with the strictest drunk driving laws after successfully passing legislation that reduced the drinking level from .08% BAC to .05% BAC.  H.B. 155 was passed despite some resistance and has seen some delays. 

In January 2013, the American Journal of Public Health published a comprehensive study completed by the RAND Corporation that studied the effectiveness and impact of South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Project.  The study was conducted over a 5-year period from 2005 to 2010 and evaluated more than 17,000 participants.  The results were astonishing.  According to the

Oahu’s Biggest City Joins Fight Against Repeat Drunk Drivers In an effort to deter drunk driving recidivism in Oahu’s biggest city, the Honolulu Deputy Prosecuting Attorney has announced an alcohol monitoring program.  Repeat DUI offenders could be required to wear 24/7 alcohol monitoring bracelets.  The SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring device uses a person’s sweat to

The county jail in Helena, Montana currently houses over 100 inmates.  To help overcrowding, the county reached out to Montana’s 24/7 Program.  Currently, 123 people who would otherwise be housed in detention facilities are helped through the program.  Defendants arrested for alcohol related offenses are monitoring with personal breath tests or a Secure Continuous Remote

The night before Thanksgiving has been given an ominous nickname “Blackout Wednesday.”  Blackout Wednesday is said to be one of the busiest nights of the year for bars.  It also sees a high number of road travelers because of its proximity to a family holiday.  The chances of you or someone you love getting into

When you think of drinking holidays, Thanksgiving may not be the first one that comes to mind.  Thanksgiving tends to be a family event marked by massive amounts of turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing.  Sadly, the holiday ranks near the top for drinking and driving.  Beginning Thanksgiving Eve and lasting through the holiday weekend, too

Detroit, Michigan is the county seat to the most populous county in the State.  It is one of the largest cities in the United States and has the distinct statistic of having an extraordinary number of drunk driving arrests.  The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department decided to do something about the staggering number of DUI arrests