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County moves to increase electronic monitoring contract as GPS use rises

5693574 · August 28, 2025
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Summary

Albany County authorized a contract with Allied Universal Monitoring for electronic monitoring products and services and approved increasing the 2026 contract from $200,000 to $250,000, citing rising use of GPS as an alternative to incarceration.

The Legislature authorized an agreement with Allied Universal Monitoring for electronic monitoring products and services and approved increasing the 2026 contract ceiling from $200,000 to $250,000.

County presenters said the jurisdiction uses GPS monitoring at a high rate as an alternative to incarceration. At one point this year the county…

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