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  • Judges use ankle bracelets to check sobriety

    07/04/2005 9:17:28 PM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 2 replies · 241+ views
    WFRV.COM ^ | 07/04/2005 | AP
    Monday July 04, 2005 MILWAUKEE (AP) Some Wisconsin judges are making people accused of alcohol-related offenses wear special ankle bracelets to track whether they are drinking. The bracelet's maker, Alcohol Monitoring System of Colorado, believes the device can replace random breath tests. A couple of beers can trigger the bracelet, which measures alcohol consumption through skin perspiration, according to the device's maker. The bracelet takes a reading and sends the information via wireless modem to a monitoring center. Milwaukee and Racine county court systems have joined an increasing number of systems nationwide using the bracelets. ``It seemed a little Brave...