Tag: ankle monitors

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs a Law Making Ankle Monitor Tampering a Felony

June 7, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law eight public safety bills, including a bill that makes it a state jail felony for parolees or defendants to tamper with or remove their ankle monitor. On June 6, Abbott signed a variety of public safety bills enforcing stiffer penalties on aggravated assault, street racing, rogue district attorneys, violence…

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ICE Contractor Falsely Reported Big Increase in Ankle Monitors on Illegal Immigrants: Report

March 10, 2023
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency contractor reported, and the government regularly published, false data showing a huge increase in the use of ankle monitors to track illegal aliens released into the United States, according to a transparency watchdog. The report compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University follows a…

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Texas Gov. Orders Investigation After 2 Parolees Accused of Murder While Wearing Ankle Monitors

December 20, 2022
ankle monitorsCrime and IncidentsGov. Greg AbbottGreg AbbottLocal NewsNestor HernandezRegional-Local NewsTexasTexas Board of Pardons and ParolesTexas Department of Criminal JusticeUSZeric Jackson
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered two state criminal justice agencies to investigate lapses in the release and parole supervision of two prisoners accused of murder while wearing ankle monitors. In a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Abbott said the ankle monitors…

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