Libertad para trabajar o estudiar con monitoreo electrónico

Explicación Simple

Si alguien va a la cárcel por un delito grave, puede salir para ir a trabajar o estudiar. Pero debe usar un dispositivo que lo rastrea para que la policía sepa dónde está todo el tiempo.

Es como cuando un padre le da a su hijo un teléfono con GPS para que sepa dónde está cuando sale a jugar. Así, el padre se siente tranquilo sabiendo que su hijo está seguro.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un delito y la corte le permite salir de la cárcel para trabajar. Juan debe llevar un dispositivo en el tobillo que le avisa a la policía si se aleja de su trabajo o si intenta quitarse el aparato.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 771.3e - Release to attend work or school; electronic monitoring; order; payment of installation, maintenance, monitoring, and removal costs; program Sec. 3e. (1) If the court permits an individual convicted of a felony to be released from jail under section 3 of this chapter for purposes of attending work or school, the court shall order the individual to wear an electronic monitoring device on his or her person that will provide a signal to the county sheriff through the use of the global positioning satellite system or by other means of the individual's movement and location at all times while he or she is on that release. The device shall be an ankle-worn device approved by the court that provides information to the county sheriff if it is tampered with or removed. The information provided by the electronic monitoring device shall be recorded and monitored by the county sheriff to ensure the individual's compliance with his or her work release requirements. The installation, maintenance, monitoring, and removal costs of the electronic monitoring device shall be paid for by the individual. (2) This section applies only if the court has in place a program to provide for the electronic monitoring of individuals placed on probation that complies with the requirements of this section.