Electronic Monitoring: Punishment and Liberty in the Age of GPS

by | Oct 23, 2017 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Criminal Justice, Education & Youth, Human Rights, Legislation, Policing and Law Enforcement, Poverty and Economic Justice

 Sam,[1] who I met last summer, was a teenager on probation. He sported an electronic monitor strapped around his ankle then, and he likely still does. Sam attended court monthly and during one of those appearances, the judge looked down at Sam, over his reading...