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Some GPS Monitoring Devices Capable of Audio Recording
Loaded on Sept. 19, 2014
by Christopher Zoukis
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2014, page 52
Some GPS Monitoring Devices Capable of Audio Recording
by Christopher Zoukis
Civil libertarians and prisoner advocacy groups have expressed shock and outrage at the discovery that some Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking devices, used to monitor the movement and whereabouts of many pre-trial defendants, parolees, sex offenders and other persons, ...
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More from this issue:
- Some States Refuse to Implement SORNA, Lose Federal Grants
- Volunteers Help Prisoners Vote at D.C. Jail
- Some GPS Monitoring Devices Capable of Audio Recording, by Christopher Zoukis
- Indiana Supreme Court Holds Agreed Court Order with Prosecutor is Binding on DOC, by Matthew Clarke
- Incarceration is Excusable Default in New York Housing Court Proceeding, by Mark Wilson
- Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania, by Alex Friedmann
- Modern-Day Slavery in America’s Prison Workforce, by Beth Schwartzapfel
- South Florida Landlord Bucks Trend, Offers Housing to Sex Offenders
- $2.85 Million Jury Verdict for Suicide at Missouri Jail, by Derek Gilna
- New York Judge Unseals Attica Prison Riot Records – Sort of, by Joe Watson
- Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge, by Derek Gilna
- Courts Struggle with Child Pornography Restitution Following Supreme Court Ruling
- Fifth Circuit: “Mailbox Rule” Applies to Texas State Habeas Petitions
- Texas: Clerk May Not Bill Defendant for Attorney Fees Not Ordered by Court, by Matthew Clarke
- Fifth Circuit Holds Prison Guard’s Injury-Causing Reckless Driving States Nonfrivolous Claim, by Matthew Clarke
- Fourth Circuit Finds PLRA Attorney Fee Cap Constitutional, by David Reutter
- Eighth Circuit Holds No SORNA Registration Requirement after Leaving U.S., by Matthew Clarke
- Alabama DOC Short Hair Policy Does Not Violate RLUIPA, by David Reutter
- First Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Court’s Failure to Sanction Federal Prosecutor, by Matthew Clarke
- Eighth Circuit Upholds Injunction Over Cameras in Restrooms at Civil Commitment Center, by Matthew Clarke
- Former New Mexico State Senator Released from Prison
- Transferred Prisoner May Sue Oklahoma Officials in Oregon Court, by Mark Wilson
- Eleventh Circuit Tailors Turner for Censorship Claims at Civil Commitment Center, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Over Placement on Suicide Watch, by Matthew Clarke
- Alabama Work Release Transportation, Medical and Drug Screen Costs Not “Incidental to Confinement”, by David Reutter
- Fifth Circuit: Prisoner Who was Raped May Proceed with Lawsuit against Lock Company, by Matthew Clarke
- Massachusetts: Acquittal on Additional Sex Offense Doesn’t Trigger Reevaluation of Sex Offender Classification, by Matthew Clarke
- BOP Criticized for Failing to Oversee Healthcare Administrator at FCC Butner, by Derek Gilna
- New Report Cites Fewer HIV-Positive State and Federal Prisoners, by Matthew Clarke
- Selection and Retention Process for Tennessee Appellate Court Judges Challenged, by Christopher McWhorter
- Sentence Reductions for “Snitching” Undermine U.S. Justice System, by Derek Gilna
- Settlement Opens Georgia Courtrooms to the Public, by David Reutter
- Do Residency Bans Drive Sex Offenders Underground?, by Steven Yoder
- CCA Has Long History of Wage Violations, Poor Treatment of Employees
- Private Debt Collection Companies Contract with District Attorney’s Offices, by David Reutter
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Texas: Unconstitutional to Revoke Probation Due to Refusal to Self-Incriminate During Polygraph or Therapy, by Matthew Clarke
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- Trump v. Biden on Criminal Justice, Oct. 1, 2020
- Coronavirus in Prison: The Cruel Reality, Aug. 1, 2020
- With Lives of Immigrant Detainees at Risk to COVID-19, Federal Judge Forces ICE’s Hand, July 1, 2020
- A Nation on the Brink, June 15, 2020
- Federal Court Slams Michigan Jail for Bungling COVID-19 Pandemic, Demands Names of Vulnerable Prisoners for Release, June 1, 2020
- Silence: The Bureau of Prisons’ Pathetic Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 1, 2020
- New York Judge Orders Release of 18 Rikers Island Detainees Due to COVID-19 Risk, June 1, 2020
- Coronavirus: A Nationwide Survey of the Push for Early Release as Pandemic Fears Grow, May 1, 2020
- California Three-Judge Court Denies Emergency Motion to Reduce Prison Population During Pandemic, May 1, 2020
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- “Like Being Back in Jail”: Wisconsin Returns Released Sex Offenders to Lifetime GPS Monitoring, Nov. 15, 2024. Electronic Monitoring, Sex Offender Treatment, GPS Tracking Device, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Violating Jail Phone Policy Does Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege, Sept. 15, 2024. Attorney Client, Attorney Calls.
- Washington Prisoner’s Sentence Vacated After Attorney Calls and Visits Were Recorded, Aug. 15, 2024. Attorney Client, Prisoner Privileges, Disclosure of Records, Recordings, Sentences - Corrections or Modifications of.
- In New Jersey, Yet More Privileged Phone Calls Between Prisoners and Attorneys Recorded and Used by Prosecutors, July 1, 2024. Attorney Client, Attorney/Client, Recorded Calls.
- Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Incarceration or a Troubling Extension of Punishment?, April 15, 2024. Commentary/Reviews, Statistics/Trends, Electronic Monitoring, Electronic Surveillance, Bail/Pretrial Release, Conditions of.
- ‘Trail ’Em, Nail ’Em, and Jail ’Em’: Issues Private Probation and Parole, April 15, 2024. Sentinel, Contractor Misconduct, Reviews, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Electronic Monitoring, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release.
- Eleventh Circuit Addresses First Amendment, Due Process Interests in Georgia Prisoner Emails, Jan. 1, 2024. Electronic Monitoring, Qualified Immunity, Due Process, First Amendment, rights, Attorney Misconduct/Disqualification, Email and IP Addresses, Prison Mail, Legitimate Penological Interests.
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