After serving their sentence, the release of convicted sex offenders into communities has created a public outcry for increased prison sentences, higher levels of supervision upon release, or both.
Prisons, however, are already overcrowded which means that longer sentences would force officials to either build additional facilities or grant other inmates early release. Likewise, in order to increase the level of post-release supervision, either the number of officials assigned to sex offender supervision would have to increase or current officers would be burdened with larger caseloads. Unfortunately, the funding required for additional supervisory officers or for the construction of new correctional facilities is unavailable.
The iSECUREtrac Solution
Utilizing electronic monitoring, particularly active GPS, as a supplement to community supervision cannot guarantee that offenses will not occur. It can, however, give corrections and law enforcement agencies verifiable evidence when an offender has attempted to circumvent the condition(s) of their release.
GPS systems from iSECUREtrac can monitor the location of enrolled sex offenders around the clock. Traditional "house arrest" systems can only verify an individual's presence in a house/residence, but don't have the ability to track offenders once outside the house. Agency personnel can use iSECUREtrac's web-based application to create customized exclusion zones and schedules to automate monitoring efforts. For example, an agency can mandate that no enrolled sex offender be within a 500 foot radius of any school in the community. If an offender violates the mandate, iSECUREtrac's system can provide near real-time notification of the actual infraction and offer a verifiable court reference for the violation. Additional automated reports are sent to the agency, highlighting instances of both offender violations and compliance.
For more information or to request an on-site demo of iSECUREtrac systems, services and software, email or call toll-free at 866.537.0022.