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Wearing an ankle monitor after a DUI conviction is a ‘thousand times better than jail’

Monitors use GPS to track people and check for the presence of alcohol but they keep indigent offenders at home, working and in treatment

By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter
Published: November 2, 2024, 6:14am
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Trenton Berry of Vancouver wears an alcohol monitor after his DUI conviction. A grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission funds alcohol monitoring for indigent people convicted of DUIs in Clark County District Court.
Trenton Berry of Vancouver wears an alcohol monitor after his DUI conviction. A grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission funds alcohol monitoring for indigent people convicted of DUIs in Clark County District Court. (James Rexroad for The Columbian) Photo Gallery

For Vancouver resident Trenton Berry, the punishment for a 2021 drunken driving crash means he can’t take his young daughter to the park. He can’t go see a movie whenever he wants. He can’t go out to eat at his favorite restaurant.

But Berry can be home with his kids.

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