ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Electronic monitoring (ELM) was established in November, 1989, to provide supervision for offenders who would otherwise be incarcerated; allow for inmates with medical problems to be released from jail; to reduce jail overcrowding; and to act as a reintegration tool for offenders coming out of residential settings, when deemed appropriate. Electronic monitoring was utilized as a component of the Pre-trial Services program when the program began in February, 1990.
In FY '04, state grant funding for the ELM program was eliminated. Program costs have been absorbed by the department.
In FY '05, the program served 176 offenders overall, with 132 intakes and 126 discharges, averaging 46 offenders per month. The average number of days on electronic monitoring during fiscal year ‘05 was 125 days.
The following table compares the number of offenders served by electronic monitoring type from fiscal years ’01- ’05:
Electronic Monitoring
Fiscal Years '01 - '05 |
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FY'01
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FY’02
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FY'03 | FY'04 | FY'05 |
Pre-Trial
|
121
|
99
|
99 | 61 | 92 |
Felony
|
101
|
100
|
60 | 82 | 80 |
Misdemeanor
|
8
|
2
|
0 | 2 | 4 |
Total
|
230
|
201
|
159 | 145 | 176 |
During fiscal year ’05, 126 individuals were discharged from the program; 55% (69) completed the program; 36% (46) were unsuccessfully discharged due to rule violations and 9% (11) due to inappropriate placement.
The following table illustrates electronic monitoring discharge data by Discharge Reason:
ELM Discharges by Discharge Reason
Fiscal Years '01 - '05 |
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FY'01 |
FY’02
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FY '03 (N=132) | FY '04 (N=101) |
FY '05 (N=126) |
Completion of Program
|
125
|
122
|
98 | 82 | 69 |
Inappropriate Placement
|
0
|
2
|
15 | 2 | 11 |
Violation of Program
|
52
|
35
|
19 | 17 | 46 |
Other Overriding Activity
|
1
|
0
|
0 | 0 | 0 |
N=Total Number Discharged |
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