Episode 235 • • 22:51 - 25:14
235: Disaster Capitalist
Champaign County Jail, Electronic Home Detention for Traffic Violations
A news report from WICD in Illinois details how offenders in Champaign County are placed on electronic home detention for minor offenses like traffic tickets. Sheriff Dan Walsh explains that the program saves the county money, while the hosts express outrage that first-time traffic offenders are being subjected to 24/7 GPS monitoring and surprise home checks.