Missouri bill would allow electronic monitoring of domestic abuse defendants

JEFFERSON CITY - Rather than being jailed, Missourians convicted of domestic abuse could wear ankle monitor bracelets that would alert authorities if they got too close to their victims.

That’s the thrust of a bill that’s moving through the legislature. It cleared the Senate earlier this month and was heard by a House committee this week.

If a perpetrator violated a protection zone around the victim, the system would provide immediate notification to the victim as well as to law enforcement.

The electronic monitoring system also could be applied to people charged with but not yet convicted of domestic abuse or violation of a protection order.

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