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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Vanguard  -  Electronic Offender Management in Kansas </title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/default.aspx</link><description>Providing tools and solutions to the GPS offender management market in Kansas.  For Information Call 1-866-747-8278</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)</generator><item><title>Groom to wear Electronic Monitoring to wedding!</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2009/12/29/944.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:33:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:944</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/944.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=944</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;After a series of bad decisions on his bachelor party, there groom will now be wearing a GPS ankle bracelet at his wedding.&amp;nbsp; Apparently a woman was groped and an officer was head butted.&amp;nbsp; Definitely ingredients to end in trouble.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://groomsadvice.com/2009/12/17/groom-will-wearing-electronic-monitoring-bracelet-at-wedding/" target="_blank"&gt;To read the article click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you need information on electronic monitoring in Kansas please contact us for more info.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Vanguard Offender Monitoring serves all of Kansas.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City, Lenexa, Olathe, Manhattan, McPherson, Newton, Emporia, Hays, Salina, Independence, Pittsburg, Garden City, Dodge City, Goodland, and many more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=944" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/category/1011.aspx">Active GPS Tracking</category></item><item><title>New Units, New Monitoring, New Possibilities</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2009/03/22/905.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:43:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:905</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/905.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=905</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;1-A Secure is now offering a new product, our new GPS device is a one piece, all inclusive GPS tracking/monitoring device.&amp;nbsp; Offenders and courts alike in Kansas now have the option to use a completely hassle free device when dealing with house arrest.&amp;nbsp; We also offer courts options for any and all forms of electronic monitoring and home confinement.&amp;nbsp; Alcohol monitoring can also be included for a complete package deal for any alcohol offense.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Juvenile monitoring can also be utilized for a court.&amp;nbsp; Our system is secure and all information that is collected is secure and only made available to the monitoring officer.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="FocalPoint and the OM210" src="http://omnilink.com/images/focalpoint_device_montage.jpg"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Electronic Monitoring, among it's obvious advantages, are a great product for these financially tough times.&amp;nbsp; Offenders are responsible for funding their own punishment.&amp;nbsp; In our completely offender pay system, courts, counties and tax payers are not responsible for one penny.&amp;nbsp; We have found a way to keep the price low enough to the offender to allow them to serve out their sentence at home, not in jail costing tax payers millions each year.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To find out more about how our program can save you or your court money please feel free to email me at &lt;a href="mailto:info@smartstartkansas.com"&gt;info@smartstartkansas.com&lt;/a&gt;, we would be happy to get back with you immediately.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Special pricing for the following counties:&amp;nbsp; Saline, McPherson, Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick, Dickinson, Marion, Butler, Kingman, Harper, Sumner, Cowley, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Cloud, Ellis, Trego, Ness, Hodeman, Rush, Edwards, Kiowa, Lyon, Greenwood, Elk, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Clay, Ford, Gray, Finney.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Services are offered and available in every county in Kansas, low pricing available for any city or county agencies.&amp;nbsp; Contact us for details.&amp;nbsp; Full monitoring services available.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:0e5fc39c-fb39-4c95-9326-4c688ae56526"&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas%20GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;Kansas GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas%20House%20Arrest" rel="tag"&gt;Kansas House Arrest&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Electronic%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Electronic Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas%20Electronic%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Kansas Electronic Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Home%20Alcohol%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Home Alcohol Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Monitoring%20Kansas" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Monitoring Kansas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=905" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/category/1011.aspx">Active GPS Tracking</category></item><item><title>Electronic Work Release</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2008/03/20/878.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:38:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:878</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/878.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=878</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Many counties in Kansas are allowing offenders to serve out a portion of their sentence through GPS house arrest programs.&amp;nbsp; At 1-A Secure we offer the GPS solutions that make it possible for this to happen.&amp;nbsp; For as little as $10-12 per day offenders can get their life back to normal.&amp;nbsp; This type of program not only saves the state money by eliminating the need for extra beds in their county jails, but also allows the offender to get back to work.&amp;nbsp; This makes it possible for the offender to continue working and supporting his family while at the same time paying off court fines in a timely fashion.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="GPS" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/2348400755/"&gt;&lt;img alt="GPS" src="http://static.flickr.com/3040/2348400755_fca49e6c6f.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Many counties in Kansas are allowing offenders to serve out a portion of their sentence through GPS house arrest programs.&amp;nbsp; At 1-A Secure we offer the GPS solutions that make it possible for this to happen.&amp;nbsp; For as little as $10-12 per day offenders can get their life back to normal.&amp;nbsp; This type of program not only saves the state money by eliminating the need for extra beds in their county jails, but also allows the offender to get back to work.&amp;nbsp; This makes it possible for the offender to continue working and supporting his family while at the same time paying off court fines in a timely fashion.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1-A Secure runs an entire house arrest program:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;On site installation of the unit.&amp;nbsp; If the court orders that your monitoring is in place prior to being released, we will meet you at the jail to install equipment.&amp;nbsp; &lt;li&gt;Easy and accurate reporting.&amp;nbsp; Detailed tracking reports are generated, interpreted and sent as often as requested.&amp;nbsp; Typically weekly.&amp;nbsp; This takes all the hassle off of the probation departments.&amp;nbsp; We worry about the GPS equipment while you worry about your caseload.  &lt;li&gt;Kind a courteous service.&amp;nbsp; 1-A secure will always treat our clients with dignity and respect.&amp;nbsp; Our goal is to provide an accurate and affordable GPS solution for courts and offenders.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;Please call or e-mail us at anytime for more information.&amp;nbsp; Our 24 hour toll-free number can always be reached.&amp;nbsp; We can also send you an information packet that outlines our products and services, all you need to do is email us your name and address and we will get it right over.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff" size="6"&gt;1-866-747-8278&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:9d8c3af0-f45c-4f94-aefb-494940ee7d3e"&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/1-A%20Secure" rel="tag"&gt;1-A Secure&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ankle%20Bracelets" rel="tag"&gt;Ankle Bracelets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Monitoring%20Kansas" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Monitoring Kansas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Offender%20Management" rel="tag"&gt;Offender Management&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=878" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kansas Offender Monitoring.  GPS, House Arrest and Home Alcohol</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2007/08/12/860.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:05:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:860</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/860.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=860</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Active GPS Unit" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456022958/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Active GPS Unit" src="http://static.flickr.com/178/456022958_497773310f.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title="Alcohol Monitoring" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456037435/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Alcohol Monitoring" src="http://static.flickr.com/197/456037435_8356b2b22f_m.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title="House Arrest System" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456037469/"&gt;&lt;img alt="House Arrest System" src="http://static.flickr.com/252/456037469_0fb0fc1a9d.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title="GPS Transmitter" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456037459/"&gt;&lt;img alt="GPS Transmitter" src="http://static.flickr.com/235/456037459_de7cfc7755.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1-A Secure offers a wide array of products to assist in the offender monitoring field.&amp;nbsp; But our customer service and pricing is what makes us the best.&amp;nbsp; We go out of our way in Kansas to help offenders stay out of jail.&amp;nbsp; We are more that willing to come and answer questions for you in court if requested by your attorney.&amp;nbsp; We also do everything we can&amp;nbsp;to keep prices low so you can continue to pay off expensive court fines.&amp;nbsp; We also don't charge expensive setup charges after offering a free month, just honest low daily pricing that allows us to provide the cheapest prices in the area.&amp;nbsp; We also can have units in within 24 hours, if not the same day&amp;nbsp;for your convenience, no waiting for installations while you sit in jail.Feel free to check around and find the best prices out there, then call us and see if we can beat it.&amp;nbsp; We have a 24 hour toll free number for any questions you may have during the process, let us know how we can help.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1-A Secure also fully serves courts and CSO's.&amp;nbsp; We offer full monitoring including daily, weekly or monthly reporting.&amp;nbsp; We also meet the offender to install and remove equipment instead of leaving that up to you.&amp;nbsp; We always enjoy a good challenge, and our wide array of equipment makes that possible.&amp;nbsp; We offer passive and active GPS monitoring.&amp;nbsp; We offer many different products and price ranges depending on the level of tracking that is required.&amp;nbsp; (A point every 3,5,10,15,30 minutes) We even offer a completely cellular device for instances where an offender has no land line telephone.&amp;nbsp; We are also able to work out special pricing in some instances where courts want to run an entire program.&amp;nbsp; Let us know what we can do to serve you and we will do our best to make it happen.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1-A Secure can be contacted at anytime on our toll free number&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;866-747-8278&lt;/strong&gt; or by email on our &lt;a href="http://www.smartstartkansas.com/contactus.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;contact us&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:7d32e509-f159-4199-95fc-d5a989033669"&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Active%20GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;Active GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ankle%20Bracelets" rel="tag"&gt;Ankle Bracelets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Monitoring%20Kansas" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Monitoring Kansas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas%20House%20Arrest" rel="tag"&gt;Kansas House Arrest&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas%20Electronic%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Kansas Electronic Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=860" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/category/1011.aspx">Active GPS Tracking</category></item><item><title>Passive GPS Tracking</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2007/05/20/851.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 03:59:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:851</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/851.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=851</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="GPS Transmitter" src="http://static.flickr.com/235/456037459_de7cfc7755_m.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;img alt="Passive GPS Unit" src="http://static.flickr.com/188/456037409_7a865dbd6a_m.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the Passive GPS unit that we offer.&amp;nbsp; Offenders who carry this device also have the above ankle bracelet transmitter affixed to their ankle with the same tamper resistant strap.&amp;nbsp; This device utilizes what is called passive GPS tracking where the unit collects GPS points which are uploaded during the charging session each evening.&amp;nbsp; Reporting is then transmitted and can be viewed by the monitor at anytime via a&amp;nbsp;user friendly website.&amp;nbsp; This technology can be offered a cheaper price compared to the active GPS unit, while offering most of the same advantages.&amp;nbsp; More information can always be received by contacting at 866-747-8278.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:bf0f91ed-3e92-493a-93d6-d1427aa9d2bc"&gt;Technorati tags: &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Passive%20GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;Passive GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Offender%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Offender Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas%20Offender%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Kansas Offender Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=851" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Active GPS Tracking</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2007/04/11/833.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:16:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:833</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/833.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=833</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="GPS Transmitter" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456037459/"&gt;&lt;a title="Active GPS Unit" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456022958/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Active GPS Unit" src="http://static.flickr.com/178/456022958_497773310f.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title="GPS Transmitter" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994533@N00/456037459/"&gt;&lt;img alt="GPS Transmitter" src="http://static.flickr.com/235/456037459_de7cfc7755_t.jpg" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the Active GPS unit that we offer.&amp;nbsp; Offenders who carry this device also have the transmitter on the right affixed to their ankle with a tamper proof strap.&amp;nbsp; This device uitilizes real-time tracking (active), meaning that a monitoring agency can see where the offender is at any given time.&amp;nbsp; This is possible via the internet on a completely web based system.&amp;nbsp; Inclusion and Exclusion zones can be set up through the website prior to, or after the bracelet is placed on the offender.&amp;nbsp; Information is sent and received through a cellular modem contained within the device.&amp;nbsp; This device also offers the ability to communicate with the offender in the event of a violation.&amp;nbsp; Reporting with this device is also very user friendly coming in the form of text message, email, fax or phone.&amp;nbsp; More information is always available by email or phone.&amp;nbsp; 866-747-8278&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:70b9c036-b8c9-4f5e-806f-a90bfe6312ed"&gt;Technorati tags: &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Active%20GPS%20Tracking" rel="tag"&gt;Active GPS Tracking&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Offender%20Monitoring" rel="tag"&gt;Offender Monitoring&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tags/iSecureTrac" rel="tag"&gt;iSecureTrac&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=833" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kansas Electronic Offender Management</title><link>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/archive/2007/04/11/831.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f09b1fc2-4d60-4e50-aff7-e82b90acdcca:831</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/comments/831.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/blogs/matt/commentrss.aspx?PostID=831</wfw:commentRss><description>1-A Secure, a sister company to Smart Start of Kansas, offers many electronic offender monitoring tools.&amp;nbsp; This includes active and passive GPS monitoring, house arrest equipment as well as home alcohol monitoring.&amp;nbsp; I will discuss what these products are, how they work and why they save time and money.&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src="http://smartstartkansas.com/cs/Web/aggbug.aspx?PostID=831" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>