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Ankle monitor

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How the Michigan Department of Corrections puts on a new ankle monitor

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Verify: How easy is it to escape an ankle monitor?

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Live PD: Nothing But an Ankle Monitor (Season 3) | A&E

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Defendants are letting ankle monitors go dead across Charlotte

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DOC: 89,000 parolee ankle monitor alerts since October

An ankle monitor is a homing device that defendants under house arrest or parole are required to wear. At all times, the ankle monitor sends a radio frequency signal containing location and other information to a receiver. If an offender moves outside of an allowed range, the police will be notified. Ankle monitors are designed to be tamper-resistant and can alert authorities to removal attempts, such as cutting the band causing a circuit break.