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When I first entered the electronic monitoring profession nearly two decades ago, I thought the technology was the most important part of the job. Like most people, I was fascinated by what the equipment could do. We could verify whether someone was home during curfew, determine where they had traveled throughout the day, detect alcohol consumption without a single breath test, and receive alerts within seconds of an important event. At the time, it felt like the technology i

By John HaysPresident, National Association of Service Providers (NASP) Yesterday, I had the privilege of representing the National Association of Service Providers (NASP) during a national webinar hosted on the American Probation and Parole Association's (APPA) educational platform. Speaking to probation, parole, and community corrections professionals from across the country, we discussed one of the most important issues facing our profession: Matching Monitoring Technologi

For years, the same conversation kept happening. At conferences. During industry meetings. In discussions between service providers, supervising agencies, technology partners, and manufacturers. The question was always the same: Why doesn't our industry have a national association? The electronic monitoring industry has become a critical component of the criminal justice system. Every day, providers work alongside courts, probation departments, sheriff's offices, treatment co

(Courtesy: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office) Emily Baude KSTP Updated: June 8, 2026 - 11:55 PM Published: June 8, 2026 - 11:16 PM A Fridley man is facing charges for a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis last month that left a man dead. Raquan Rahjai Johnson, 21, was charged Monday with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of drive-by shooting with a dangerous weapon. Shortly after midnight on May 25, Minneapolis police officers responded to a shooting on the 4100 bl