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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.

Missouri

Key Highlight: Pretrial EM Fees Skyrocket in St. Louis

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Pretrial

Ariana, who was on a pretrial electronic monitor in St. Louis, describes how the monitor disrupted her life, and how The Bail Project, a national organization dedicated to ending cash bail, raised money to pay her bond and supported her when she was released.

Pretrial

Eastern Missouri Alternative Sentencing Program (EMASS) has been contracted to provide electronic monitoring for people on pretrial release in St. Louis County since 2000. Authorities originally required EMASS to file periodic reports on the EM program, but that requirement ended in 2012. As of 2019, EMASS was charging $300 a month for GPS monitors and $450 a month for alcohol monitoring. In January 2020 the county planned to implement a pilot contract with e-Hawk Solutions, which monitors people through a cell phone app. The app not only captures a user’s location, it can also gather personal data which is compiled into an algorithm that calculates a risk level. They claim the algorithm allows them to put together a “hit list” of those most likely to commit an offense while under supervision.

Resistance

Citing a number of Constitutional violations and the manner in which poor St. Louis residents are forced to pay exorbitant EM fees and are threatened with arrest if they cannot pay, a number of Organizations including the ArchCity Defenders sent a letter to the Court, exposing these practices and making a number of recommendations to the Circuit.

EM and the Law

In September of 2019, the Missouri House set aside $5 million to implement a statewide electronic monitoring program. The funding would provide support to counties wanting to use EM.

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