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MSNBC News	July 26, 2004
US Prison, parole population sets record
The Associated Press A record 6.9 million adults were incarcerated or on probation or parole last year, nearly 131,000 more than in 2002, according to a Justice Department study.
The Guardian Unlimited	July 20, 2004
More tagging, more streamlining and swifter justice
By Sarah Hall Repeat Offenders Tagging - which has been applied to 150,000 people since 1999 and up to 9,000 people at any one time - will be increased by up to 100% by 2008, and from September, satellite tracking will be piloted for sex offenders, perpetrators of domestic violence and prolific offenders after prison
Strategic Technologies In the news!
thenownewspaper.com	May 26, 2004
A global market in house arrests
By Ted Colley You might say Doug Blakeway is a jeweler of sorts. A lot of people are wearing his creations strapped around their ankles.
Strategic Technologies In the news!
EP&T Magazine (53K )	May 2004
Strategic Technologies builds up the strong electronic arm of the law (originally published in EP&T Magazine May 2004)
By Peter Caulfield You would never guess its line of business from its location in the leafy southeastern corner of Surrey, BC, but Strategic Technologies Inc. develops and markets tracking and monitoring systems that are used by corrections and law enforcement agencies in the US and other countries.
Silicon.com	October 29, 2003

By Matt Hines

A much needed shot in the arm for tech, says research group.

"Radio frequency identification technology proved to be the hot topic Tuesday at Forrester Research's Executive Strategy Forum in Boston, with attendees speculating that the technology could help revitalise the sagging enterprise software industry."

By Julia Sheeres

Gary Stillman, the director of a small K-8 charter school in Buffalo , New York, is an RFID believer.

"While privacy advocates fret that the embedded microchips will be used to track people surreptitiously, Stillman said he believes that RFID tags will make his inner city school safer and more efficient.

... we could confirm that Johnny Jones got off at Oak and Hurtle at 3:22 ," Stillman said. "All this relates to safety and keeping track of kids....

"The U.S. Department of Defense will require all of its suppliers to use passive radio frequency identification tags ( RFID) on all cases and pallets by January 2005, a mandate whose impact will likely dwarf a similar policy that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. imposed on its top 100 suppliers in June.

... Alan Estevez, assistant deputy undersecretary for supply chain integration...believes the Pentagon's policy mandate will help jump-start the RFID industry, which had already gotten a boost from the Wal-Mart decision this summer."

By Cathy Booth-Thomas

"In Arizona a busy mom with kids charges fast food to her American Express by flashing a key fob in front of a plastic box. In London the same technology helps retailer Marks & Spencer track gourmet dinners to prevent spoilage. The U.S. military used it in Iraq to electronically search supplies and keep tabs on hospital patients. In Singapore and Helsinki DHL tested it in anticipation of tracking the 160 million packages it ships annually. And in Arkansas the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, is telling its top 100 suppliers to put it (ed: RFID) on all cases and pallets by 2005, or else. "

By Brad Stone

"Eager for anything that can cut costs-and reduce the number of employees-efficiency-obsessed merchants and manufacturers like Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble and Gillette are all experimenting with the (RFID) technology."