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November 17, 2011 - AMS Honored by St. Louis Veterans Treatment Court (NADCP) “Because of the corporate leadership and vision of AMS and EMASS, the regional SCRAMx provider, the veterans challenged with alcohol dependency are able to remove one financial burden from the load which they carry.” said St. Louis Veterans Treatment Court Commissioner James Sullivan.
September 28, 2011 - President of EMASS, Michael L. Smith was the keynote speaker for Drug Court Programs at their commencement ceremony. He praised the 45th Judicial Circuit for implementing a misdemeanor DWI tract of its Drug Court to assist its participants in becoming clean and dry and thus avoiding future alcohol related traffic offenses.
June 30, 2011 - Office of State Court Administrators Formalizes Use of Alcohol Anklets for MO Treatment Courts (AMS) - SCRAMx is an ankle bracelet, worn 24/7, that actually samples an offender’s perspiration every 30 minutes in order to ensure compliance with court-ordered sobriety. Missouri was one of the first states to adopt the technology back in 2004, and to-date more than 6,000 offenders have been monitored with SCRAMx statewide. There are just under 590 offenders on SCRAMx daily in Missouri. According to Mike Smith, president of Eastern Missouri Alternative Sentencing Services (EMASS) in St. Louis, OSCA’s selection of SCRAMx opens up a fairly substantial market opportunity to increase the use of the monitors throughout the state.
December 2, 2010 - Jefferson County Court One of Six in the Country Selected for NHTSA Alcohol Anklet Case Study(CNBC) The 23rd Judicial Circuit of Missouri is one of six programs in the country selected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to study the impact of SCRAM alcohol monitoring anklets on offender programs and communities.
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October 27, 2010 - A Batterer No More - Intervention Program Helps Local Abuser End His Violence (Missourian) - John remembers vividly the night he came home intoxicated and shot a hole through the trailer roof with a shotgun while his wife, Leslie, and their children watched in fear of what he would do next.
September 17, 2010 - Missouri judges get penalty costs before sentencing (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). It is the first state to provide judges with defendant-specific data on what particular sentences would cost the taxpayers, and on the likelihood that the person in the dock will re-offend.
September 16, 2010 - What helped this county save 2 Million Dollars (Alcohol Monitoring Systems)
For most counties, alcohol offenders can be a drain on financial and administrative resources. But in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, FL, courts are using SCRAMx® to make impressive strides against DUI and other alcohol-related crimes.
June 1, 2010 - NADCP endorses Continuous Alcohol Monitoring ( CAM ) Technology (National Association of Drug Court Professionals)
June 1, 2010 - AMS releases SCRAM exit survey results 2010 (Alcohol Monitoring Systems)
May 30, 2010 - Not Just for the Drunk and Famous: Ankle Bracelets That Monitor Alcohol (The New York Times)
Alcohol monitoring devices measure insensible perspiration with Breathalyzer technology, for movie stars and ordinary people.
May 27, 2010 - SATOP Director Announces Major SATOP fee increases, effective July 1,2010
May 27, 2010 - EMASS Sponsors 12th Circuit DCCAP Golf Tournament held in Lincoln County.
The 12th Judicial Circuit Diversion Court Community Action Panel had another outstanding golf tournament. The tournament corporate sponsors EMASS and AMS were there to highlight the capabilities of their product SCRAMx while entering scramble teams of their own. The other sponsors were there in force as well and the event turned out to be rewarding not only to the program due to many individuals donating their winnings back, but to the golfers as well who enjoyed a beautiful day on the course. In collaboration with our 501c3, EMASS and AMS have once again shown that they are part of our "Community Building A Community."
March 25, 2010 - Lohan’s ankle bracelet has Breathalyzer technology (Associated Press, NY)
February 24, 2010 - St. Louis County Tests Alcohol Bracelets, Awards Contract to EMASS and SCRAM
Eastern Missouri Alternative Sentencing Services (EMASS) has announced that Saint Louis County Justice Services has awarded their alcohol monitoring contract for the county’s DUI offenders to EMASS and their transdermal alcohol sensors, known as SCRAM.
February 18,2010 - DUI Offenders Could Soon Wear Ankle Bracelets - Anklet Checks Sweat For Alcohol - Tips Off Probation Officer (FOX 2 - KTVI)
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February 3, 2010 - Chief Justice delivers 2010 State of the Judiciary address
William Ray Price Jr., chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, delivered the following State of the Judiciary address Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, 2010, during a joint session of the General Assembly in Jefferson City, Mo.
April 13, 2009 - Bracelets test offenders for use of alcohol. County takes part in pilot program. (Columbia Daily Tribune)
Boone County judges are taking a wait-and-see approach before fully embracing the use of alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelets for those convicted of drunken driving and other alcohol-related offenses.
April 8, 2009 - EMASS to manage St. Louis alcohol monitoring program (St. Louis Business Journal)
A St. Charles company has landed a contract with the Missouri Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole to manage a new $150,000 alcohol monitoring pilot program that will use anklets on DWI offenders.
April 8, 2009 - Missouri DOC Conducting Pilot Of 24/7 Alcohol Anklets (Medical News Journal)
The Missouri Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole has launched a new alcohol monitoring Pilot Program aimed at testing the impact of 24/7, continuous alcohol monitoring on the management of the states alcohol-fueled offenders.
April 7, 2009 - Missouri DOC Conducting Pilot of 24/7 Alcohol Anklets: Program Aims to Save Tax Dollars, Improve Community Safety (Alcohol Monitoring Systems)
The Missouri Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole has launched a new alcohol monitoring Pilot Program aimed at testing the impact of 24/7, continuous alcohol monitoring on the management of the states alcohol-fueled offenders.
October 29, 2008 - Private Probation Service Opens Union Location (Missourian)
An Eastern Missouri Alternative Sentencing Services (EMASS) office is up and running in Union and serving the residents of Franklin County.
March 2008 - From Hollywood's 'not' list to corrections' 'hot' list (Officer.com)
It's not very often that Glamour and Law Enforcement Technology have much in common, especially when it comes to accessories. However, the latest alcohol detection device for corrections was named on Glamour's Worst of 2007 celebrity accessory list. Given the recent slew of A-listers receiving DUI citations, it's not surprising that celebrities and the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAM) bracelet have been sharing headlines.
December 27, 2007 - Ankle monitors for alcohol-related offenses gets high marks (Jefferson City News Tribune)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An ankle monitor that keeps tabs on the alcohol consumption of people bonded out of jail or on probation is getting high marks from court and probation officials in the St. Louis area.
December 26, 2007 - Ankle Monitors detect offender’s alcohol use (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
People involved in alcohol-related criminal cases may be sweating over the newest monitoring device that judges are strapping to their ankles.
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