Electronic monitoring (EM) is on the rise. The number of people supervised by devices more than doubled between 2005 and 2015, from 53,000 to 125,000 (excluding immigration cases).1 Many of these cases likely involve women and men who are awaiting trial. So it bears asking, What is the proper...
As efforts to reduce jail use grow, so does electronic monitoring, but research on its efficacy is limited, and questions about fairness and equity remain. This presentation explores key EM questions and recommendations. Panelists included: Liz Swavola (moderator), Vera Institue of Justice...
Electronic Monitoring- It Is a Tool Not a Silver Bullet - DeMichelle 2014.pdf
In the past two years, community organizers and advocates have made dramatic headway in the fight to end money bond and pretrial incarceration in Cook County. The most significant and recent victory is the introduction of General Order 18.8A by Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, effective...
Punishment is Not a Service- The Injustice of Pretrial Conditions in Cook County - Chicago Community Bond Fund 2017.pdf
This report was produced by the Challenging E-Carceration project team: James Kilgore, Emmett Sanders and Myaisha Hayes. It is part of the Center for Media Justice’s #NoDigitalPrisons campaign. As decarceration and ending cash bail rise to prominence on the criminal legal agenda, electronic...
No More Shackles- Why We Must End the Use of Electronic Monitors for People on Parole - The Center for Media Justice.pdf
This publication from The Center for Media Justice includes additional information and resources from the Electronic Monitoring Workshop at the October 2018 Network Meeting. #October2018Chicago #NetworkMeeting
Guidelines for Respecting the Rights of Individuals on Electronic Monitors - The Center for Media Justice.pdf
This panel elevates the voice and perspective of people who have been impacted by/involved with the criminal justice system and discusses the human impacts of current incarceration policy and practice. Ronald Simpson-Bey, Director of Outreach and Alumni Engagement, JustLeadershipUSA (Moderator)...
Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt & LeRonne Armstrong discuss leveraging technology to improve police-community relations. #LawEnforcementJails #October2018Chicago #NetworkMeeting
Elected officials have a critical leadership role in changing the way America thinks about and uses jails. #October2018Chicago #NetworkMeeting
This sound-rich plenary takes participants through the making of the podcast 70 Million. Episodes chronicle the progress and inherent conflicts of ground-up efforts in diversion, bail reform, recidivism abatement, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration...
Resources from October of 2018's Network Meeting Workshop titled "Exploring Equity in Community Engagement through Case Studies." This presentation includes strategies to apply a racial and intergenerational lens to authentic community engagement. Panelists included: Quixada Moore-Vissing,...
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