Location Monitoring: The Location Monitoring Program is an alternative to detention that may be imposed by the Court as a condition of pretrial release requiring a defendant to remain in their residence during any portion of the day. The levels of restriction in the location monitoring program range from a designated curfew to 24-hour home incarceration. The basic components of the program are: Curfew – the least restrictive/structured component; Home Detention – which requires a defendant to remain in their residence at all times, except for pre-approved and scheduled absences for employment, education, religious activities, medical or psychological treatment, attorney visits, court appearances, court-ordered obligations, or other activities pre-approved by the Court or Pretrial Services Officer; and, Home Incarceration – the most restrictive component which requires a defendant to remain inside their residence 24-hours a day except for medical necessities, religious services, court appearances, or other activities specifically approved by the Court. The tool used by Pretrial Services to monitor the various components of the Location Monitoring Program is an electronic monitoring device that consists of an ankle transmitter affixed to the defendant’s ankle and a monitoring device installed in the defendant’s residence. The Pretrial Services Officer will provide printed instructions for the rules/regulations of the program, the proper care of the equipment, and the proper procedures for requesting an absence from their residence. In some instances, a defendant is not able to have the transmitter attached to their ankle due to a health reason, which could result in the component being monitored through a voice identification technology.
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