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eParole is a networked-based concept that uses mobile technology to provide better assistance and monitoring to parolees after their release, hopefully guiding them more gracefully back into the world and lowering the shockingly high recidivism rate in the United States.
The system consists of two devices: the monitor and the partner. The monitor is an ankle bracelet that takes in information from the parolee and sends it to a database for the parole officer to view. The partner is a PDA-like device that enables the parolee to make use of current social services available, as well as maintain the status of his/her parole sentence. These devices work in tandem to bring back the focus of deterrence and rehabilitation into the criminal justice system. eParole was developed with input from the Brooklyn Parole Office, various legal organizations around the United States, social workers and parolees. |
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