Case Studies

Case studies may be searched by keyword, agency, location, product and more (i.e. Jail overcrowding, Johnson County, Indiana, BI ExacuTrack).



Alaska Department of Corrections
House Arrest Program (HAP) Eases Prison Overcrowding, Reduces Recidivism, and Saves Money

  • Using an integrated statewide approach to community supervision, Alaska monitors lower risk offenders in the community and saves costly institutional beds for serious criminals.
  • The state avoided $1 million in incarceration fees in the first 18 months.

Alaska DOH and Social Services, Division of Juvenile Justice
EM Program Provides Flexible Solution for Unique Challenges

  • The EM program provides an alternative to detention and a safe, effective strategy for juveniles reintegrating into the community after a period of institutionalization.
  • Program supports the philosophy and practice of restorative justice, and is consistent with a best practices approach to detain only those youth who present the greatest risk of injury to others.

Alaska Monitoring Services
Electronic Monitoring Program Provides Flexible Solution for Unique Challenges

  • A flexible solution was needed to monitor and ensure compliance for a unique youthful offender population, ages 12 to 18 years.
  • Program provides an alternative to detention and a safe, effective strategy for juveniles reintegrating into the community after a period of institutionalization.

Broward County, FL Pretrial Services
Broward County Expands its Pretrial Services Program

  • County expands Pretrial Services programs using a wide range of alternatives to detention to enhance public safety and reduce jail costs.
  • For every 100 inmates diverted to community supervision, the County estimates a $4 million annual savings.

CEDARS Juvenile Justice Services
Nebraska Juvenile Supervision Program Incorporates GPS Tracking

  • The organization provides a range of services, including GPS tracking, to juveniles involved in the state and local criminal justice system.
  • Between 20 and 30 juveniles are supervised using GPS which promotes accountability to conditions of release and is a cost-effective sanction for probation violations.

Clackamas County, OR Community Corrections
Electronic Surveillance Programs Alleviate Jail Crowding, Maintain Community Safety

  • BI supervised 745 clients with various EM systems for Clackamas County in 2005-2006, and an offender pay component helped to defray program costs.
  • Two Clackamas programs garner high offender success rates, at 95% and 89%, respectively.

Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio
Electronic Monitoring Program Becomes Valuable Alternative for Regional Court System

  • NW Ohio's offender funded EM program has significantly reduced jail overcrowding and prevented unconditional release of offenders into the community.
  • More than 1,000 offenders have been diverted from incarceration in 2006 and more than 6,645 offenders since 1999.

Johnson County, IN Community Corrections
Johnson County Moves Offenders from EM to GPS Monitoring

  • More than half of offenders supervised by Johnson County Community Corrections are supervised with GPS and pay $15 per day, reducing the overall taxpayer cost of the GPS program.
  • Results: More than 120 offenders are monitored with GPS today, saving an additional $6,000 per day in jail costs.