‘No Cash Bail’ Law Becomes First of its Kind in Illinois

Inno-admin/ October 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 the Illinois Pre-Trial Fairness Act, proponents of the law argue that cash bail is a

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States with Ignition Interlock Compliance Laws Note Lower Rates of Repeat DUI Offenses

Inno-admin/ August 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 to be involved in DUI-related fatal crashes than first-time offenders. To help combat this problem, all 50 states have adopted

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New Texas Law Makes Cutting off Ankle Monitors a Crime

Inno-admin/ June 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 parole for aggravated robbery and had an active GPS ankle monitor on when the shooting occurred. In addition, Hernandez

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New Colorado SB22-055 Requires Continuous Alcohol Monitoring for Repeat DUI Offenders

Inno-admin/ August 1, 2022/ continuous alcohol monitoring, DUI law, Legislation & Public Policy, Monitoring & Technology, SB22-055

New Colorado SB22-055 Requires Continuous Alcohol Monitoring for Repeat DUI Offenders The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that repeat offenders account for about one-third of all drunk driving arrests. In fact, the risk of being involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash increases by approximately 20% with each additional prior DUI. There is clear evidence that DUI arrests are a

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California Repeals Use of Numerous Offender-Pay Fees with AB1869

Inno-admin/ July 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 signed into law in late 2020 and went into effect on July 1, 2021. The bill was designed

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Facial Verification Versus Facial Recognition

Inno-admin/ June 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 don’t even think about it. But the use of this technology is not without controversy. Studies have determined that individuals with darker

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Proposed Pennsylvania DUI Legislation ‘Deana’s Law’ Impacted by COVID-19

Inno-admin/ January 7, 2021/ continous alcohol monitoring, Deana Eckman, Deana's Law, DUI legislation, Legislation & Public Policy

Proposed Pennsylvania DUI Legislation ‘Deana’s Law’ Impacted by COVID-19 The Fight for Mandated Alcohol Monitoring Continues into 2021 Rich and Roseann DeRosa’s daughter, Deana Eckman, was killed by a repeat DUI offender on February 16, 2019, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Since that time, they have been working tirelessly to prevent other families from having to face the anguish of losing a loved

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After One Year With Stricter DUI Laws, Utah Arrest Data Appears Mixed

Inno-admin/ January 27, 2020/ .05 BAC, BAC limit, Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving limit, DUI law, legal limit, Legislation & Public Policy, Utah DUI Law

After One Year With Stricter DUI Laws, Utah Arrest Data Appears Mixed On Dec. 30, 2019, the state of Utah marked one year under revised DUI laws that reduced the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) used to identify drivers as impaired–down from 0.08% to 0.05%. The Beehive State was the first in the union—and remains the only state thus far—to adopt this

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GHSA Releases Report on Combating Threat of High-Risk Impaired Drivers

Inno-admin/ December 12, 2019/ Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, GHSA, high-risk impaired drivers, HRIDs, individualized justice, Legislation & Public Policy, Monitoring & Technology, NHTSA, Responsibility.org, Target 25, York County

GHSA Releases Report on Combating Threat of High-Risk Impaired Drivers This week, the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) in partnership with Responsibility.org released a report, High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat, which emphasizes the need for a comprehensive and holistic approach to addressing the pervasive problem of High-Risk Impaired Drivers (HRIDs). HRIDs are impaired driving offenders who are likely to

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Survey Shows Americans Favor Alternative Ways to Combat Drunk Driving

Inno-admin/ May 9, 2019/ .05 BAC, alcohol-impaired driving, Alternative Strategies, continuous alcohol monitoring, Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving research, ignition interlock, Legislation & Public Policy, National Safety Council, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA, sobriety checkpoints, traffic safety

Survey Shows Americans Favor Alternative Ways to Combat Drunk Driving In recent years, progress on reducing the number of drunk driving deaths has seemingly stalled. Alcohol-impaired driving consistently accounts for approximately a third of all traffic fatalities. In 2017 that translated to 10,874 fatalities from crashes involving drivers with a BAC of .08 or higher.  While there is no silver bullet

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