GPS monitors ‘cheaper than building more jails’ for Shelby County
Shelby County has intermittently funded GPS monitors in the past but soon Shelby County judges may be required to order some defendants to wear the monitors. In this Aug. 3, 2009, file photo, Parole Agent Steve Nakamura uses a flashlight to inspect a GPS tracker worn on the ankle of a parolee in Rio Linda, Calif. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo file)
Proponents of the GPS monitoring devices would like to see Shelby County fund them again but say that financial and logistical challenges stand in the way.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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