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Is that Alcohol I smell on Your Ankel?

Anklet bracelet can detect alcohol in the sweat of wearers and report the information back to monitors. New surveillance technology is making it cheaper to convict and sentence people to court supervised release programs. While many jurisdictions are seeking ways to relieve costs associated with incarceration, technology is stepping up the ability of courts to remotely monitor the conduct of person under supervised release programs.

Sweat Becomes Offenders New Snitch, Fredrick Kunkle and Derek Kravitz, The Washington Post, September 25, 2009