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Electronic Monitoring Hotspot Map

MediaJustice’s Challenging E-Carceration project has been researching national trends and local struggles involving electronic monitoring (EM) and other punitive technologies for several years. This map highlights our findings. Hover and click on states for information on how e-carceration is being implemented there, and how people are fighting to abolish it. You can read more about EM and COVID-19 in our special bibliography, or get more information from the complete list of MediaJustice’s publications on e-carceration. We also have a list of EM companies for your reference. If there is something in your community that should be added to the map, you can let us know by filling out our map intake form.

Georgia

Key Highlight: Georgia Supreme Court ruled that lifetime GPS monitoring violates the Fourth Amendment.

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Pretrial/Resistance

Every year on Mother’s Day, the National Bail Out pays to get Black Mamas out of jail. One of their biggest programs is in Atlanta, but the organization is active in more than a dozen sites across the country. The collective has maintained strong opposition to pretrial electronic monitoring.


Pretrial/EM and the Law

Legislation-Georgia law states that a person can be sent to prison for five years for tampering with their electronic monitor.

Immigration

EM use in immigration soars in Atlanta.

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