Topic: B I Incorporated

Chipotle warns investors that climate change could lead to a 40% drop in California avocado production, potentially forcing guacamole off the menu. Similarly, reports suggest chocolate could vanish by 2050 due to warmer, drier conditions in West Africa. Mars Incorporated is collaborating with UC Berkeley scientists to use CRISPR gene-editing technology to develop cacao plants that can survive in changing climates.

Mars Incorporated is collaborating with scientists at UC Berkeley to use CRISPR gene-editing technology to develop cacao plants resistant to warmer, drier conditions. While the media reports this as a move to save the chocolate industry from climate change, skeptics view it as a corporate branding exercise for GMO products.

A major salmonella recall involving Sunland Incorporated peanut butter has affected brands at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Target. Adam Curry points out the suspicious timing, noting that the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was supposed to prevent such outbreaks through mandatory facility registrations starting October 1, 2012. He highlights a red-bordered notice on the FDA website stating that these registrations are not being accepted, suggesting the outbreak is a "setup" for further regulation.

The GEO Group, a major operator of correctional facilities, acquired BI Incorporated for $415 million. BI Incorporated is known for manufacturing electronic monitoring bracelets and remote alcohol detection systems, signaling an expansion of the private prison industry into home-based detention.

BI Incorporated, a company providing electronic monitoring for 16,000 offenders across 49 states, suffered a 12-hour system shutdown after hitting a 2-billion record data storage limit. Spokesman Jock Waldo stated the company is expanding the threshold to a trillion records following the unprecedented failure.

A new "Day Reporting Center" in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, run by BI Incorporated, is highlighted. The facility uses electronic bracelets to monitor "clients" (non-violent criminals) to ease jail overcrowding. The hosts criticize the terminology used by news readers, such as "enrollment" in prison and "clients" for inmates.

A news report details the case of a 92-year-old man who was jailed for three days for stealing coupons from a newspaper at a convenience store. The hosts use this as an example of the absurdity of the justice system, suggesting that electronic monitoring by companies like BI Incorporated is being marketed as a "solution" for such trivial offenses.

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.

A listener provides background on B.I. Incorporated, noting its origins as an agricultural company before moving into prisoner surveillance. The discussion shifts to the FDA's aggressive stance against raw milk, which the agency labels as "inherently dangerous." The hosts question why the government is so focused on restricting raw milk while ignoring issues in the commercial food supply.

An article in The Atlantic titled "Prison Without Walls" details how ankle monitors from BI Incorporated are being used to replace traditional incarceration. BI Incorporated, based in Boulder, Colorado, partners with Microsoft and various law enforcement associations to provide tracking technology. The hosts characterize this as a shift toward "home-based slave labor" that benefits private corporations.