Wyden, Merkley Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Abusive Practices in the Electronic Monitoring and Private Probation Industries
August 09, 2024
August 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with five senators and 12 House members, sent a letter to eight private probation and electronic monitoring (EM) companies, expressing concern about the industries' abusive business practices, which often drive poor and vulnerable communities into cycles of debt or jail time.
In the criminal system, EM technology is used to track and analyze . . .
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with five senators and 12 House members, sent a letter to eight private probation and electronic monitoring (EM) companies, expressing concern about the industries' abusive business practices, which often drive poor and vulnerable communities into cycles of debt or jail time.
In the criminal system, EM technology is used to track and analyze . . .