But before he came within five miles of her, corrections officers were all over him. That was the last time that convict underestimated his high-tech ankle gear. This is the brainchild of Bob Martinez, U.S. drug czar during the Bush administration and a former governor of Florida. Fla. Martinez grew to be distressed by crimes that took place while offenders were out on parole or awaiting trial. State and county corrections officials agree.
Officials laud their new ability to keep violent offenders in check.
In Florida, offenders monitored by GPS have not committed a single felony while on parole. Officers can keep track of everywhere someone wearing a bracelet goes, unlike the old bracelets that only notified officers when a bracelet-wearer made trips to and from home or work. Police had no idea where the offender was the rest of the day. With this system, we can determine that they were exactly where they were told to go. Because convicts knew the limitations of the old bracelets, quite a few of them would make a run for it.