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MISSISSIPPI AND FLORIDA JOIN EMERGING TREND OF U.S. STATES
PURCHASING GPS TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT CRIME
Mississippi and Florida Will Use iSECUREtrac's tracNET24 Offender Monitoring System To Fight Crime. The system will be deployed in both states by Court Programs, Inc.
OMAHA, Neb.- Oct. 24, 2002 -iSECUREtrac Corp. (OTCBB: ISRE), an industry leader in the development of global positioning systems (GPS) for tracking and monitoring, today announced that Court Programs, Inc., a pioneer in probation and house arrest services, will deploy iSECUREtracs tracNET24 monitoring system in Mississippi and Florida. Court Programs will begin deploying units in early November starting with the Gulfport/Biloxi area, the most populated region of Mississippi. Deployment will continue throughout the rest of the state and into the Florida panhandle near Santa Rosa County and Ft. Walton Beach.
We are going to be the first court in the State of Mississippi and probably the only municipal court in the United States to use GPS monitoring on offenders," said Judge Tom Payne, Chief Judge for the Gulfport Municipal Court and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Southern Mississippi. As the largest municipal court in Mississippi, we handle over 40,000 cases per year, many of which involve domestic violence, and stalking. tracNET24, with its GPS monitoring capabilities, provides us with a clear map of an offenders movements, helping us prevent serious assaults or possibly even deaths. There is no doubt that this new technology will increase public safety in the City of Gulfport."
Court Programs will place tracNET24 units on a wide range of offenders including deadbeat dads, juveniles, domestic violence and misdemeanor cases, and those on pre-trial release for felonies. By adopting tracNET24, Court Programs is providing Mississippi and Florida with the most advanced offender tracking available. The device allows authorities to monitor, via a satellite system, the whereabouts of offenders who are outfitted with small 12-ounce personal tracking units (PTU). A PTU receives signals from the Department of Defenses GPS satellite system and after the PTU is docked for charging, the PTU downloads the offenders movements into a database accessed by correction officials. In addition, authorities may program exclusion areas, places where the presence of an offender is prohibited; such as certain residences, schools, and child care facilities. tracNET24 gives authorities verifiable records of where offenders have been, 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
Court Programs is pleased to utilize iSECUREtracs GPS tracking solutions in Mississippi and Florida," said David Rothbart, Director of Court Programs, Inc. For over 25 years, we have worked closely with the community on sentencing alternatives, and through the adoption of tracNET24, we now have an extremely effective alternative to help us fight crime, while saving taxpayers the burden of skyrocketing incarceration costs."
For more information on iSECUREtrac or its products and services, contact the company directly 402/537-0022.
About iSECUREtrac(TM)
iSECUREtrac Corp. is an information services and technology company providing advanced solutions for the mobile tracking of individuals and assets, including real time data collection, secure remote reporting, and data warehousing. iSECUREtracs products are designed to improve security, enhance overall management information, and provide faster analysis and response for targeted government and commercial applications. Further information on iSECUREtrac Corp. can be found on the companys Web site at www.isecuretrac.com.
About Court Programs, Inc.
Court Programs, Inc. (CPI) has been administering probation and house arrest programs for 25 years. With several offices serving areas of Mississippi like Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Wiggins, Pascagoula, Columbia, McComb, Laurel, Starkville, and Philadelphia, CPI is proud to be part of the growing needs of the communities we serve. CPI utilizes community resources that offer rehabilitation, informative and educational classes for those defendants with drug/alcohol, psychological, domestic, and/or parenting problems with continuing care long after a probation sentence has been completed.
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