After police say a man on parole opened fire in a Dallas hospital, killing two medical workers, the city’s top cop took aim at what he billed a failure of the...
in the United States — or about 1 in 66 adult residents. People on probation make up about 80% of that number, but the number of residents on parole has increased in recent years, the bureau said. It’s unclear how many are monitored by GPS or electronic monitoring.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles decides whether a person should be placed with electronic monitoring after they’re paroled. The board said in a statement it “considers the totality of information” while making the decision, including the person’s offense, criminal history and input from victims and trial officials. The board said it can also impose a monitor on offenders whose “current behavior may warrant a higher level of supervision.
“The increasing use of electronic monitoring is very concerning,” Hudson said. “We need to invest in evidence-based crime prevention strategies and not in unproven technologies.”Hernandez isn’t the only person associated with a high-profile crime recently involving people who cut their ankle monitors.
Butler spent 10 years — from 2002 to 2012 — in state prison for an aggravated robbery, and has since become a community advocate in numerous organizations that help youth and try to address underlying factors of violent crime, like poverty and lack of education.When he was released from prison, Butler spent 90 days in a transitional home, which he said “gave him a sense of freedom to a certain degree.
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