By Noelle Phillips
The Denver Post
A Colorado-based developer has created a smartphone app with the goal of helping ex-cons stay on the straight and narrow while they are on probation.
Mike Kingery, owner of Outreach Smartphone Monitoring, said he got the idea to create a smartphone app after hearing a federal judge challenge developers to find creative ways to help offenders.
Kingery was intrigued by the challenge and decided to find a way to replace ankle bracelet monitors. The app, Kingery said, tracks an inmate’s location, uses video to prove where he is and show what he is doing, provides reminders for appointments, and offers referrals to social services if he needs help.
Full story: Monitoring ex-cons after they get out of jail? There’s an app for that