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 Diana Ortiz, who was convicted of setting up a robbery, left prison after spending more than half her life there.
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Shuaib A. Raheem was granted release by the state parole board after serving 35 years for the killing of Officer Stephen Gilroy in 1973.
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The ruling forbids sentences of life without parole for juveniles who do not participate in homicides.
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 Joseph L. Bruno, the former New York State Senate majority leader and once one of the state’s most powerful politicians, denied committing a crime.
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A new policy thrusts Gov. David A. Paterson into the country’s immigration debate and could give new hope to legal immigrants facing deportation.
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Robert Morales is accused of attempted murder in the attack on Officer Samuel Salters at his Brooklyn office.
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A paroled murderer shot his parole officer in the shoulder while waiting for an appointment at a state office in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday evening, the authorities said.
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An overhaul of the prison system, involving the early release of 6,500 inmates, was estimated to save some $100 million this year.
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After 16 failed attempts, Thomas Hagan, the man who admitted to shooting Malcolm X as he lay bleeding, has been given his freedom by the state.
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Complaints and new arrests have prompted some states to reconsider giving prisoners time off for good behavior.
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Leeland Eisenberg, man who took hostages in 2007 at Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign office in Rochester, NH, cuts off electronic monitoring bracelet and is fugitive; Eisenberg was given 'last chance' at freedom by judge who released him despite probation violations
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Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett, sentenced to seven and half years for 2006 armed robbery, is again seeking early release from prison
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 Eddie Jones, who was to become the first prisoner to be freed under New York’s expanded compassionate-release law, died Monday in his hospice bed in a state prison.
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 It took jurors 37 minutes to convict Scott Roeder, an abortion opponent, of first-degree murder in the death of George R. Tiller.
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 The New York law was lauded for its humanitarian and financial benefits, but it has had minimal impact.
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User Experience
Actsoft’s House Arrest Solution (HAS) provides access to real-time active GPS data 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and 365 days per year.
The HAS user interface was specifically designed for the electronic monitoring industry. In fact, while in development, Actsoft worked directly with agency personnel to ensure their specific requirements were met.
A web-based application, HAS is accessible through any computer with internet access. The software is flexible, allowing agency personnel to define specific time periods for GPS information to be obtained and transmitted across the wireless network. These parameters can be configured on an individual offender basis. For higher risk offenders, more active tracking parameters can be established versus someone who is less risky.
Officers receive active GPS location data for each offender wearing the ankle bracelet and wireless handset. Personnel can track date, time and location information, to include the current status of each sensor on the bracelet.
Using NAVTEQ mapping content, an industry leading source of mapping information, agency personnel can obtain street level mapping or satellite images based on specific requirements. Reports are available for review, outlining information for individuals or groups of offenders.
The user interface allows agency personnel to obtain a historical breadcrumb trail for each offender, displaying where the offender went, including date, time, location and status of sensors.
Agency Personnel can easily create, edit and update Inclusion and Exclusion Zones for each offender. The HAS View Monitoring Software allows Control Zones to be defined by type (Inclusion or Exclusion) and apply specific parameters to each zone. Personnel can use the Control Wizard to define Control Zones by Day of Week and Time of Day.
Personnel can define how they want to receive Alerts and Notifications for any Control Zone Violations. In addition, Alerts and Notifications are automatically generated if any Trip Levels are exceeded based on the original baseline of the Sensors on the Bracelet.
Agency Personnel can zoom in on specific offender locations to monitor if any exclusion Zones were violated.