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Congressional Democrats Take Aim at For-Profit Probation, Electronic Monitoring Companies

In letters sent Tuesday to Sentinel Offender Services, a for-profit probation contractor, and Attenti Group, an electronic monitoring services provider, more than a dozen congressional Democrats excoriated the companies for abusive industry practices that heap debt onto vulnerable people who are already living in poverty.  The lawmakers have given the companies an Aug. 8 deadline […]