Electronic Monitoring

• Alberta election fact check: Can a UCP government track serious offenders out on bail?

  The UCP leader promised to provide ankle bracelets if re-elected, but experts and lawyers say bail condition decisions still rest with judges.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
  
• Alberta women’s shelters want ankle bracelets for domestic abusers

  A 2012 pilot program that saw domestic abusers wear ankle bracelets in Red Deer. The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters wants the monitoring program back.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2018
  
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• ‘It’s a mistake’: Winnipeg lawyer calls out Conservatives for eliminating GPS tracking program

  A Winnipeg lawyer is calling the province’s decision to phase out electronic monitoring for convicts a step backwards.

  Sep 29, 2017
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• Exclusive: Manitoba government scrapping GPS ankle-bracelet tracking program for convicts

  It's been touted as a life-saving tool for victims of domestic violence but Global News has learned the Conservative government is completely eliminating its electronic monitoring program for convicted offenders.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2017
• Bob Layton Editorial: Thought vs. plot

  Showing is better than telling.

  Commentary

  Jul 11, 2017
• Use of electronic monitoring bracelets for criminals in B.C. drops in half

  The recent arrest of a high risk offender in the death of a Surrey teen has many people asking what can be done to keep the public safe. One solution being discussed is a greater use electronic monitoring, but it turns out its use has dropped dramatically in B.C.

  Sep 26, 2014