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When a GPS Bracelet isn't Enough

By Corey Rayburnyung

A helpful reader alerted me that some Washington lawmakers are pushing for a brave new world in sex offender punishment:Lawmakers are considering a controversial bill that would outfit sex offenders with a surgically-implanted device that tracks their movement. The devices would replace the ankle bracelets that are currently used to track offenders. The bracelets have been criticized as a lacking device as offenders have successfully removed them in the past before disappearing off of the radar. "(The devices would) be a little more difficult to take off," said Rep. Maralyn Chase, D-Edmonds. Chase is among a handful of lawmakers are looking into radio chips that can be planted under the skin. Some of the designs are no larger than a grain of rice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on January 19, 2009 (boomark / email).