Richard Tom, 47, returned to jail October 21 after his alcohol monitoring bracelet indicated that he had consumed alcohol.  Tom was ordered to wear the SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring device after he was allegedly involved in a fatal drunk driving crash that killed an 8-year-old girl.  The judge ordered Tom to abstain from alcohol and […]

SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring bracelets have been used to monitor over 12,500 people in Illinois according to authorities.  Most of these are high-risk repeat DUI offenders.  Continuous alcohol monitoring has helped law enforcement and collaborative court programs to attack the underlying addiction to alcohol by requiring complete sobriety during the monitoring period.  SCRAM Continuous Alcohol

We would like to thank all of  our friends at RDM for inviting us to their annual Resource Tailgate Event!  We met some amazing people, saw some old friends and made some new ones.  Congratulations to Leticia Rodriquez our DMS Raffle Winner!!!  We were a little worried that it may be windy, but the weather

Bryan Paul Charette, 35, if facing murder charges after he was the alleged cause of a drunk driving related accident on Highway 1 in Lompoc.  Charette was previously convicted of driving under the influence. At the time of his conviction, he was required to sign a Watson Waiver.  The Watson Waiver puts defendants on notice

A SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring (CAM) bracelet is a device that monitors alcohol consumption.  The device tests for alcohol every 30 minutes and works by testing the alcohol excreted throughthe skin.  This transdermal alcohol testing takes the sweat naturally excreted from a person’s body to determine if alcohol has been consumed.  It is court-approved and

Since 2012, the Sunshine Safety Council has offered SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring services to the residents of Flagler, Putnam and Volusia Counties.  It is a Florida DHSMV-approved DUI Program that works with individuals charged with alcohol and traffic related offenses to meet their court requirements and handle any underlying reliance on alcohol.  Florida is notoriously

Fall means football, back-to-school, cooler temps and little kids dressed in all too adorable costumes.  As the month of October looms close, it is important to remember that Halloween can be a deadly time of year.  As trick-or-treaters comb the streets of neighborhoods across the country, so does the chance for a devastating accident.  The

The Grant County Community Corrections office has recently implemented a program to track offenders with real-time GPS monitoring.  The SCRAM One-Piece GPS device is tamper resistant notifying the staff of any attempts to remove or disrupt the device.  The device constantly transmits a signal to the corrections department to notify them of the exact location

Defendants accused of driving while intoxicated in the Victoria County Courthouse are offered targeted treatment through the DWI court.  This collaborative court offers participants the ability to confront their underlying issues with alcohol addiction.  The program has been in effect for nearly a decade.  Participants in the program are able to avoid jail time by

As with the United States, England and Wales have a pervasive problem with alcohol related crimes.  It is believed that excessive alcohol use contributes to a large percentage of violent crimes.  London’s housing minister looked to South Dakota’s successful 24/7 Sobriety Program to combat the underlying issues with alcohol.  The 24/7 sobriety program has a