(WFSB) - In Connecticut, courts often order both violent and non-violent offenders to wear ankle monitors while out on bond, or on probation. There are several reasons why a suspect or convicted ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Three decades after they were introduced as a crime-fighting tool, electronic ankle bracelets used to track an offender’s whereabouts have proliferated so ...

Electronic monitoring of convicted offenders is now being used in many countries for short sentences. Swiss company Geosatis has become one of the principal suppliers of electronic ankle bracelets ...

A parolee wears an ankle bracelet while being arrested by a parole agent outside his home in Los Angeles. A Tampa area company is offering Florida parents ankle monitors for their teens without court ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been under fire for opening three detention centers to hold Central American immigrant families who fled to this country seeking asylum. Under the pressure ...

Three decades after they were introduced as a crime-fighting tool, electronic ankle bracelets used to track an offender's whereabouts have proliferated so much that officials are struggling to handle ...