by inno-admin | Oct 17, 2023 | cash bail, electronic monitoring, legislation, Legislation & Public Policy
‘No Cash Bail’ Law Becomes First of its Kind in Illinois In February of 2021, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law making Illinois the first U.S. state to abolish cash bail payments for arrested individuals who are waiting to stand trial. Known as...
by inno-admin | Aug 9, 2023 | Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, dui, ignition interlock, IID, legislation, Legislation & Public Policy, recidivism
States with Ignition Interlock Compliance Laws Note Lower Rates of Repeat DUI Offenses According to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 31% of all fatal crashes in 2021 were caused by alcohol-impaired drivers. In fact, repeat DUI offenders are more likely...
by inno-admin | Jun 20, 2023 | ankle monitor, legislation, Legislation & Public Policy, SB 1004, Texas
New Texas Law Makes Cutting off Ankle Monitors a Crime On a Saturday morning in October 2022, two hospital employees, Jacqueline Pokuaa and Katie Flowers, were killed in a shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The suspected shooter, Nestor Hernandez, was on...
by inno-admin | Jul 6, 2021 | AB1869, legislation, Legislation & Public Policy, Offender Pay
California Repeals Use of Numerous Offender-Pay Fees with AB1869 The State of California has taken a significant step related to the issue of the fees an individual may be assessed as a condition of release for pretrial, probation, and parole. California’s AB1869 was...
by inno-admin | Jun 9, 2021 | alcohol monitoring technology, facial recognition, legislation, Legislation & Public Policy, public policy, technology
Facial Verification Versus Facial Recognition Facial recognition was originally developed in the 1960s and gained profound popularity in the early 1990s when the United States Department of Defense began using it. Today, facial recognition is omnipresent, and we often...
by inno-admin | Feb 25, 2021 | Domestic Violence, gps, legislation, Lynda Wilson, Tiffany's Law, victim notification, Washington state
Washington State Passes Crucial Victim Notification Law In November 2019, Marine Corps veteran and mother of three Tiffany Hill was shot and killed by her estranged husband. Despite having a restraining order in place, she died in front of her children while sitting...
