http://community.oakgov.com/forums/9.aspxJail overcrowding is an issue the County must handle. Do you support programs like tether releases rather than raising taxes to build a jail addition/new jail?enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/20.aspxTue, 24 Jun 2008 20:32:47 GMTf60a606e-f970-41e1-9834-5b00d89dbbed:20latergator0http://community.oakgov.com/forums/thread/20.aspxhttp://community.oakgov.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=9&PostID=20<p>The electronic monitoring program would be good, as long as they aren&#39;t releasing potential dangerous (physically) people back into the community -- then it&#39;s not worth the risk.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.oakgov.com/commcorr/program_service/electronic_monitor.html">http://www.oakgov.com/commcorr/program_service/electronic_monitor.html</a>&nbsp; Information on this link is useful understanding what&#39;s involved...Here is also an interesting press release about it in Oakland County: <a href="http://www.oakgov.com/boc/assets/docs/news_releases/tether_program_news_release.pdf">http://www.oakgov.com/boc/assets/docs/news_releases/tether_program_news_release.pdf</a>.&nbsp; I&#39;ll be interested to continue to see what the results are like and if it works, how much money may be saved, etc.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>