# Electronic Monitoring on The No Agenda Show

Electronic Monitoring comes up in 7 chapters across 7 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2010 to March 2021.

- **Chapters:** 7
- **Episodes:** 7
- **Discussed:** September 2010 – March 2021
- **Related topics:** [Bi Incorporated](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bi-incorporated.md), [Lindsay Lohan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lindsay-lohan.md), [Alcohol Monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alcohol-monitoring.md), [Ankle Bracelets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ankle-bracelets.md), [Bank Of America](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bank-of-america.md), [Chelsea Handler](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chelsea-handler.md), [Criminal Justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/criminal-justice.md), [Geo Group](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/geo-group.md), [Gitmo Jewelry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gitmo-jewelry.md), [Gitmo Nation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gitmo-nation.md)

## Chapters 1–7 of 7

### Israeli Medical Apartheid, Freedom Bracelet Tracking

- **Episode:** [1326: Freedom Bracelet](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1326-freedom-bracelet.md)
- **Published:** 2021-03-04
- **Time:** 1:19:30–1:23:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1326-freedom-bracelet/chapter/israeli-medical-apartheid-freedom-bracelet-tracking.md

Ilana Daniels of the Israeli Rapeh party criticized the government for creating a "medical apartheid" by restricting the unvaccinated from schools and malls. Israel also launched a pilot program requiring arriving passengers to choose between military hotel quarantine or wearing an electronic "freedom bracelet" for home monitoring. The waterproof tracking device is linked to a smartphone and a home wall sticker to ensure compliance.

Keywords: rapeh party, medical apartheid, [electronic monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md), freedom bracelet, [quarantine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/quarantine.md)

### Electronic Skin Tattoos, RFID Syringes

- **Episode:** [330: You Can Take That To The iBank!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/330-you-can-take-that-to-the-ibank.md)
- **Published:** 2011-08-14
- **Time:** 2:12:43–2:15:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/330-you-can-take-that-to-the-ibank/chapter/electronic-skin-tattoos-rfid-syringes.md

The hosts discuss a study in the journal Science regarding electronic skin tattoos used for monitoring physiological status. They link this to previous discussions about RFID tracking devices being injected via syringes during vaccinations.

Keywords: electronic tattoo, [rfid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rfid.md), patient monitoring, [university of illinois](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/university-of-illinois.md), [tracking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tracking.md)

### Lindsay Lohan and the Alcohol Monitoring Bracelet Meme

- **Episode:** [310: Hail the Foot](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/310-hail-the-foot.md)
- **Published:** 2011-06-05
- **Time:** 1:42:58–1:45:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/310-hail-the-foot/chapter/lindsay-lohan-and-the-alcohol-monitoring-bracelet-meme.md

The media has dubbed Lindsay Lohan's malfunctioning alcohol monitoring bracelet "bad bling." The hosts argue that electronic monitoring is being marketed as a fashionable "meme" to make house arrest and state surveillance seem cool to the public. They suggest that these devices are a way for the prison system to shift costs onto the defendants while maintaining constant oversight.

Keywords: [lindsay lohan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lindsay-lohan.md), [alcohol monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alcohol-monitoring.md), bad bling, [electronic monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md), [criminal justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/criminal-justice.md)

### 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)

### Ankle Bracelet Waiting Lists in Pittsburgh

- **Episode:** [251: Banned by NASA](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/251-banned-by-nasa.md)
- **Published:** 2010-11-11
- **Time:** 1:22:25–1:24:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/251-banned-by-nasa/chapter/ankle-bracelet-waiting-lists-in-pittsburgh.md

Pittsburgh courts report a massive backlog of nearly 1,000 people waiting for electronic monitoring ankle bracelets. The "Phoenix Docket" program has become so successful that the demand for monitoring units for minor offenses has outpaced the supply.

Keywords: [ankle bracelets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ankle-bracelets.md), [pittsburgh](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pittsburgh.md), [house arrest](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/house-arrest.md), phoenix docket, [electronic monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md)

### 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

### Electronic Monitoring Bracelets, Lindsay Lohan and Chelsea Handler

- **Episode:** [235: Disaster Capitalist](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/235-disaster-capitalist.md)
- **Published:** 2010-09-16
- **Time:** 19:38–22:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/235-disaster-capitalist/chapter/electronic-monitoring-bracelets-lindsay-lohan-and-chelsea-handler.md

The hosts discuss the normalization of electronic monitoring bracelets, which they dub "Gitmo Nation jewelry." They reference a comedic skit from the MTV Video Music Awards featuring Lindsay Lohan and Chelsea Handler that jokes about Lohan's SCRAM bracelet, arguing this is a PR effort to make house arrest seem preferable to incarceration.

Keywords: [lindsay lohan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lindsay-lohan.md), [chelsea handler](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chelsea-handler.md), [scram bracelet](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scram-bracelet.md), [mtv vmas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mtv-vmas.md), [electronic monitoring](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-monitoring.md), [gitmo jewelry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gitmo-jewelry.md)

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