New Mexico's Laws and GPS Technology Keep Sex Offenders Under Lock and Signal

MG Bralley
Santa Fe Reporter | September 24, 2009
In orbit 13,000 miles above earth, 24 US military satellites with atomic-clock hearts cycle the earth twice a day. The Corrections Department relies on this Big Brother-style satellite technology to track the 80 sex offenders currently under real-time electronic supervision.

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