The electronic monitoring program would be good, as long as they aren't releasing potential dangerous (physically) people back into the community -- then it's not worth the risk. http://www.oakgov.com/commcorr/program_service/electronic_monitor.html Information on this link is useful understanding what's involved...Here is also an interesting press release about it in Oakland County: http://www.oakgov.com/boc/assets/docs/news_releases/tether_program_news_release.pdf. I'll be interested to continue to see what the results are like and if it works, how much money may be saved, etc.