What is Electronic Confinement Program?
What is Electronic Confinement Program?
A full time Supervised Electronic Confinement Program requires that you wear an electronic monitoring transmitter, also referred to as an ankle monitor. This is a home detention program that offers a low-cost alternative to custody in jail. It allows you to continue to work or go to school.
What can electronic monitoring equipment do?
Electronic monitoring devices typically use active or passive GPS tracking, radio frequency monitoring, secure continuous remote alcohol monitoring, or breathalyzer monitoring. Active GPS tracking uses satellites to triangulate and transmit location information at set intervals.
What’s Electronic Monitoring?
An electronic monitoring program is most often used in criminal court cases where a judge imposes an alternative sentencing method that subjects a defendant to home confinement or house arrest. As discussed below, electronic monitoring is also used to help authorities detect if a person is using alcohol or drugs.
What level of home monitoring requires the offender to remain home at all times?
second level
The second level (home detention) requires participants to remain at home at all times except for preapproved and scheduled absences, such as for work, school, treatment, church, attorney appointments, court appearances, and other court-ordered obligations.
What are two limitations of home confinement enforced electronic monitoring?
There are a few disadvantages to electronic home monitoring. The biggest is cost, as defendants must pay monitoring fees for this privilege. The amount of time spent on house arrest is usually longer than a jail sentence might be.
How do I put money on an inmate’s books in Kern County Jail?
You may deposit money to the inmate’s account via one of the following ways:
- Our online website: www.accesscorrections.com.
- By Phone at 1-866-345-1884 to speak to a live, bilingual agent.
- By the lobby kiosk located at: Lerdo Facility – Justice Facility – 17645 Industrial Farm Rd., Bakersfield CA 93308.
What are the two types of electronic monitoring?
They use two types of monitoring: radio frequency (RF) and global positioning system (GPS) monitoring.
What are the three levels of home confinement and electronic monitoring?
The three levels are curfew, home detention, and home incarceration. Curfew requires the offenders to stay home every day during specified times.