The Electronic Monitoring Program, combining technology with intense supervision, addresses the need to reduce jail overcrowding. It also assists in re-entry of offenders to society while providing safety to the community. The Program is funded by fees paid by the offender and consequently provides a large cost-savings to the City.
On any given day, with over 500 people on monitoring or tracking, a wide range of issues are addressed by the Electronic Monitoring Program. The Program addresses court issues concerning people on monitoring as an alternative sentence to jail or as a condition of bond. The Program also works with the Sheriff in transitioning inmates from the Denver County Jail to the community and works with the District Attorney regarding pre-trial defendants with alleged victim related and alcohol crimes. Besides field visits to work or home, all defendants/offenders appear in the office weekly or bi-weekly to review schedules, verify employment, address violations and make referrals to available community resources. Because the work entails working with many technologies, skill in understanding these technologies is vital for staff. They analyze data, verify locations, and assist the police and the District Attorney in many cases. We also work vigorously with our vendors to ensure the technologies give us the information we need to successfully monitor defendants/offenders and to stay abreast of cutting edge technology.
We diligently work to keep fees manageable for all defendants/offenders through a sliding fee scale and with this we must ensure that fees are kept current in order to keep the program fully self-sustaining.
The Electronic Monitoring Program is widely known nationally and internationally. Because of this, we are frequently sought out by new and existing agencies, research groups and the media for our expertise.