PAROLEES
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 650,000 offenders are released yearly from state and federal prisons on probation, at the end of their sentence or as part of early release re-entry programs. A far greater number of individuals re-enter communities from local jails and other community corrections facilities during that same period with little if any structured offender monitoring system.
Studies on recidivism rates have proven that over 50% of individuals released from incarceration, find themselves in some form of legal trouble within 3 years. These levels of recidivism not only present a threat to public safety and property, but result in significant increases in spending on law enforcement.
In order to help reduce recidivism and the related costs, both public and private agencies have begun to explore a wide variety of structured offender monitoring programs to help ensure the successful re-entry of offenders back into their communities. Electronic monitoring programs in the form of GPS tethers and GPS ankle bracelets have proven to be an invaluable asset in the success of these types of re-entry programs.
The use of GPS monitoring units, tied to sophisticated tracking and mapping software, helps ensure that an individual is at specific locations at specific times. Law enforcement agencies can use conditions set in the software in conjunction with the data from a GPS unit to create a structured program that helps offenders more easily transition back into society.
While electronic monitoring is an effective means of transitioning offenders back into their communities, not all offender monitoring solutions are the same. Only Omnilink provides a tracking solution that leverages dual GPS and cellular triangulation to provide law enforcement with an unparalleled level of visibility into an offender's activities, regardless if the offender is indoors or outdoors.
The Device
- A single-piece ankle bracelet worn by the participant in the re-entry program
- Active GPS and assisted GPS tracking providing indoor and outdoor tracking
The Service
- 24/7 monitoring center staffed with Omnilink Certified Professionals
- Remote diagnostics
- Ongoing technical support
- Detailed documentation for system use in re-entry offender monitoring situations
The Software: FocalPoint™
- Offender monitoring and tracking data from any Internet access point
- Tracking offender proximity to criminal associates, victims or restricted locations
- Instant alerts for zone violations, amperage drops or other non-compliant behaviors
- Automatic increase in tracking frequency when an offender leaves an inclusion zone or enters an exclusion zone
