News, updates, and insight from the Guardian GPS team
Compliance tips, product updates, and stories from courts, agencies, and partners using Guardian GPS.
Introducing the Guardian GPS Monitoring Watch
A wearable alternative to the ankle monitor, built for lower-risk participants who need flexibility without sacrificing accuracy.
Can you shower or swim with an ankle monitor?
Showers are fine. Hot tubs and long swims are not. What the IP68 rating really covers, and a simple routine for keeping the skin under the strap healthy.
How far can you go on an ankle monitor?
The device has no range limit. Your zones, curfew and approved stops do. How those rules work, and how to get a trip approved before you go.
Ankle monitor vs. House Arrest App: how they compare
One tracks you around the clock from your ankle. The other verifies you on your own phone at a lower cost. A side-by-side look at both.
What counts as an ankle monitor violation, and what happens next
Tampering, zones, curfews and dead batteries. What sets off an alert, who sees it within the minute, and the habits that keep you out of trouble.
Living and working with an ankle monitor
Charging routines, clothing, work, sleep and the weather. The everyday adjustments that make life on an ankle monitor easier.
Paying for your own ankle monitor: how private enrollment works
When you or your family are the ones paying: how private enrollment works, what it costs and what to check with the court first.
How curfew monitoring works after dark
What actually happens between curfew start and sunrise — and why nobody has to make a single check-in call.
Photo + GPS verified breath testing, explained
A fuel-cell reading is only half the story. Here is how every test also proves who blew and where.
Your first day on an ankle monitor: what to expect
From fitting to the first charge, a walk through intake day — written for participants and the families supporting them.
What courts should look for in a monitoring partner
Five questions every court or agency should ask before choosing a GPS monitoring vendor.
Understanding exclusion zones and violation alerts
How zones are set, how violations are flagged, and what happens in the seconds after an alert fires.
Reseller spotlight: growing a monitoring program from scratch
How one regional agency built a monitoring program using the Guardian GPS partner platform.
Inside our 24/7 monitoring center
A behind-the-scenes look at the team that watches every device, every hour of every day.
House Arrest App: what's new this quarter
Faster check-ins, clearer curfew alerts, and a redesigned home screen — here's what changed.
Transdermal vs. breath alcohol testing: how they differ
How skin-worn bracelets and breath testers each detect alcohol, and why we use verified breath testing.