Lojack for Grandpa

No statistical content here but it’s interesting. I remain baffled why they can’t do more of this for people on probation, using cellular technology to enforce all sorts of movement restrictions.

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  1. Aren't GPS tracking units already in widespread use with sex offenders? If I remember correctly, a requirement under Jessica's Law was that it mandated that, and a lot of states have adopted it (although maybe some states removed that provision before passing it). I know using them is relatively cheap compared to the state's prison budgets (they usually run under $20 million), but that would obviously go up if you included all people on probation. Perhaps state's starved budgets don't want to expand it for costs reasons, even though it seems like a small fee to me.

    Also, nitpick about the article, but I'm 100% sure GSM uses multilateration, not triangulation

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