Forum Newsfront

August, 1983

House ArrestAlbuquerque--Under an experimental program due to begin soon in Bernalillo County, 90 persons convicted of certain offenses will serve their sentences in their own homes and at their jobs while wearing signaling bracelets to guarantee compliance. The electronic devices emit digital codes that alert a probation officer if the subject strays more than 150 feet from a telephone or removes the bracelet. The object of the experiment is to see if the signaling system will eliminate the nee...