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House approves bill allowing electronic monitoring for juveniles, restores 72‑hour hold provision
Summary
House Bill 199 permits the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles and other agencies to provide electronic monitoring services for juvenile delinquents and restores short‑term detention holds through an adopted amendment. The bill passed as amended on a unanimous vote.
The House passed House Bill 199 on Thursday to allow state agencies, including the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles and juvenile‑justice agencies, to use electronic monitoring for juvenile delinquents and to address short‑term holds for status offenders.
Sponsor Representative Rick (first name not specified in transcript) Hendricks told colleagues the bill authorizes electronic ankle monitors for juveniles as an alternative to detention in specified cases. “So it's basically like a device that,…
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