U.S. News & World Report: Report questions expanded Ohio inmate electronic monitoring
A report commissioned by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and presented this month by researchers at the University of Cincinnati finds limited evidence that expanding electronic monitoring of Ohio inmates would reduce the rates at which ex-offenders commit new crimes or that it would enhance public safety. The report, conducted by researchers with the UC Corrections Institute, also found that creating a system to allow real-time monitoring of convicts would be unlikely in keeping them from committing additional crimes. DeWine commissioned the report as part of a state taskforce studying offender supervision programs.
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