# Bi Incorporated on The No Agenda Show Bi Incorporated comes up in 5 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2010 to December 2010. - **Chapters:** 5 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** August 2010 – December 2010 - **Related topics:** [Ankle Monitors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ankle-monitors.md), [Electronic Monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md), [Bank Of America](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bank-of-america.md), [Boulder](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boulder.md), [Data Storage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-storage.md), [Geo Group](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geo-group.md), [Gitmo Nation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gitmo-nation.md), [Incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/incarceration.md), [Microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [Private Prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/private-prisons.md) ## Chapters 1–5 of 5 ### GEO Group Acquisition of BI Incorporated - **Episode:** [263: Don't Ask, Don't Yell](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/263-don-t-ask-don-t-yell.md) - **Published:** 2010-12-23 - **Time:** 2:09:01–2:11:53 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/263-don-t-ask-don-t-yell/chapter/geo-group-acquisition-of-bi-incorporated.md The GEO Group, a major operator of correctional facilities, acquired BI Incorporated for $415 million. BI Incorporated is known for manufacturing electronic monitoring bracelets and remote alcohol detection systems, signaling an expansion of the private prison industry into home-based detention. Keywords: [geo group](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geo-group.md), [bi incorporated](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bi-incorporated.md), [electronic monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md), [private prisons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/private-prisons.md), [bank of america](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bank-of-america.md), [gitmo nation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gitmo-nation.md) ### BI Incorporated, Electronic Monitoring System Failure - **Episode:** [241: Germany Boy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/241-germany-boy.md) - **Published:** 2010-10-07 - **Time:** 36:57–40:36 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/241-germany-boy/chapter/bi-incorporated-electronic-monitoring-system-failure.md BI Incorporated, a company providing electronic monitoring for 16,000 offenders across 49 states, suffered a 12-hour system shutdown after hitting a 2-billion record data storage limit. Spokesman Jock Waldo stated the company is expanding the threshold to a trillion records following the unprecedented failure. Keywords: [bi incorporated](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bi-incorporated.md), [ankle monitors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ankle-monitors.md), [data storage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-storage.md), [sex offenders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sex-offenders.md), jock waldo ### BI Incorporated and Electronic Shackle Centers - **Episode:** [237: Just Hiking](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/237-just-hiking.md) - **Published:** 2010-09-23 - **Time:** 1:22:23–1:25:21 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/237-just-hiking/chapter/bi-incorporated-and-electronic-shackle-centers.md A new "Day Reporting Center" in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, run by BI Incorporated, is highlighted. The facility uses electronic bracelets to monitor "clients" (non-violent criminals) to ease jail overcrowding. The hosts criticize the terminology used by news readers, such as "enrollment" in prison and "clients" for inmates. Keywords: [bi incorporated](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bi-incorporated.md), luzerne county, [electronic monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md), jail overcrowding, day reporting center ### 92-Year-Old Inmate and Coupon Theft - **Episode:** [237: Just Hiking](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/237-just-hiking.md) - **Published:** 2010-09-23 - **Time:** 1:25:21–1:27:41 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/237-just-hiking/chapter/92-year-old-inmate-and-coupon-theft.md A news report details the case of a 92-year-old man who was jailed for three days for stealing coupons from a newspaper at a convenience store. The hosts use this as an example of the absurdity of the justice system, suggesting that electronic monitoring by companies like BI Incorporated is being marketed as a "solution" for such trivial offenses. Keywords: coupon theft, [incarceration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/incarceration.md), elderly crime, [bi incorporated](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bi-incorporated.md), [timothy geithner](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/timothy-geithner.md) ### BI Incorporated, Ankle Monitors, Prison Privatization - **Episode:** [226: Your Ankle Bracelet Awaits](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/226-your-ankle-bracelet-awaits.md) - **Published:** 2010-08-15 - **Time:** 41:25–47:01 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/226-your-ankle-bracelet-awaits/chapter/bi-incorporated-ankle-monitors-prison-privatization.md An article in The Atlantic titled "Prison Without Walls" details how ankle monitors from BI Incorporated are being used to replace traditional incarceration. BI Incorporated, based in Boulder, Colorado, partners with Microsoft and various law enforcement associations to provide tracking technology. The hosts characterize this as a shift toward "home-based slave labor" that benefits private corporations. Keywords: [bi incorporated](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bi-incorporated.md), [ankle monitors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ankle-monitors.md), prison without walls, [boulder](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boulder.md), [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. Every public page on this site has one: add `.md` to its URL, or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://search.noagendashow.net/llms.txt) - [Home](https://search.noagendashow.net/index.md) - [Search transcripts](https://search.noagendashow.net/search.md) - [All episodes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episodes.md) - [Topics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topics.md) - [People](https://search.noagendashow.net/people.md)