Losing Track

• GPS Monitoring Inventor Says it’s Misused

  Mar 13th, 2018 by Riley Vetterkind

  It’s too punitive, and using smart phones would be more community oriented, he says.

• Many On GPS Monitoring Are Homeless

  Mar 10th, 2018 by Riley Vetterkind

  10% of offenders monitored by state are homeless and harder to track.

• Does GPS Monitoring Violate Civil Rights?

  Mar 8th, 2018 by Riley Vetterkind

  Opponents say yes. Courts wrestle with the issue.

• State GPS Monitoring Has Huge Problems

  Mar 7th, 2018 by Riley Vetterkind

  Malfunctions, unnecessary jailings plague growing offender monitoring program.

• How to Improve the State’s GPS Tracking System

  Mar 26th, 2013 by Mario Koran

  GPS breakdowns when tracking ex-offenders waste taxpayers’ money and undermine rehabilitation efforts. But there are possible solutions.

• State’s Sex Offender Tracking System Often Fails

  Mar 25th, 2013 by Mario Koran

  GPS monitoring system often goes haywire, causing problems and wasting police resources. Part I of a series.