According to ICE/DHS data and reported by TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) there are currently 181,000 people wearing Alternatives to Detention Monitors including SmartLINK (smart phone monitoring), Ankle Monitors, and Wrist Monitors.
Alternatives to Detention (ATD) is used by ICE to monitor people who have been released from detention while they wait for their court hearings.
The daily cost per ATD Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) participant is less than $4.20 per day — much less than the $152 per day fee for migrants held in detention facilities, the agency says.
Here is the full article about Alternatives to Detention.
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