Topic: Ankle Bracelet

New York State Assembly Bill 899 has proposed granting Governor Andrew Cuomo the authority to forcibly remove or jail individuals who test positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, a CDC study claiming restaurant dining doubles the risk of infection is criticized as confusing correlation with causation. In Australia, reports surface of citizens being fitted with ankle bracelets to enforce home quarantine orders.

Pittsburgh courts report a massive backlog of nearly 1,000 people waiting for electronic monitoring ankle bracelets. The "Phoenix Docket" program has become so successful that the demand for monitoring units for minor offenses has outpaced the supply.

Photos surfaced on X17online.com allegedly showing Lindsay Lohan using heroin and socializing with Paris Hilton. The hosts discuss the rapid legal escalation Lohan has faced, including the use of SCRAM ankle bracelets that monitor perspiration for alcohol consumption. There is speculation regarding the funding of paparazzi sites and whether celebrity downfalls are used to normalize government monitoring of individuals.

The "Scram" ankle bracelet, famously worn by Lindsay Lohan, is highlighted as a tool for the privatization of incarceration through home monitoring. The hosts examine the website jailovercrowding.com, which promotes alcohol monitoring as a solution for bankrupt states like California. They argue that this technology effectively turns private homes into "personal jails" and creates a profit motive for continuous surveillance.