By Gary Jeanfaivre
A pilot program to better protect victims of domestic violence in Connecticut appears to be working, according to a report by the Connecticut Mirror. And the results are said to be promising enough that some victim advocates and at least one state senator hope to expand the program across the state.
According to the report in the Mirror, not one domestic violence victim has been harmed or killed in the three years of the program, which tracks high-risk offenders via a GPS bracelet and alerts victims and authorities if the parties come within a certain distance of each other.
The program is being tested in the areas of Hartford, Bridgeport and Danielson, Conn., the Mirror reports, and it costs about $500,000 per year (a federal grant paid for the first year).
If rolled out statewide, it could cost nearly $2 million per year, according to the Mirror.
The results of the pilot program come less than a month after Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed off on a new bill that strengthens Connecticut's domestic violence laws.
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Editor's note: This article previously was published by Orange Patch.
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