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Sheriff Mike Neustrom receives the Patriot Award
Sheriff Mike Neustrom receives the Patriot Award from John E. Manion, Brigadier General James B. Cobb and T.K. Armington of the National Guard and Reserve of Louisiana. The award was given in recognition of Sheriff Neustroms' support of his employees that are in the National Guard and Reserve, especially those that have been activated and deployed to protect our country and its interests.

School System Appreciates Inmate Worker Program

Dear Sheriff Neustrom:

The inmates along with Deputy Jon Fremin and Deputy John O'Neal have worked very hard at painting the Lafayette Parish Vermilion Conference Center. At the Conference Center we have 21 offices and 5 conference rooms, all of which were painted by the inmates and supervised by the Deputies. We would like to thank you for allowing these hard working inmates and Deputies to come here and do such a wonderful job for the Lafayette Parish School System. The supervisors and inmates were very courteous and thoughtful in all their work and actions. It really speaks highly of our Sheriff and everyone in his department. Thank you again for helping fulfill a need in our parish. Sincerely, Gary Meade, Staff Development Strategist & Burnell Lemoine, Deputy Superintendant and Chief Academic Officer Lafayette Parish School System

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New GPS Equipment

Thursday, September 28, 2006

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office (LPSO) is implementing new technology for home monitoring clients. The new system utilizes ankle bracelets tracked by GPS to monitor clients enrolled in the home monitoring program.

LPSO home monitoring staff has participated in two days of training, provided by Pro Tech, to become familiar with the new equipment. Previously, home monitoring clients were using a GPS cell phone to relay information back to LPSO. The ankle bracelet technology allows for more accurate tracking of clients and easier retrieval of data by LPSO staff.

The GPS ankle bracelet is made available to clients at a minimal charge of $6.00/day. This fee covers the cost of using Pro Tech's services.

This new device is gradually being integrated into the home monitoring program. A target date of November 1, 2006 has been set to fully incorporate this system into the program.

Leah Dishong
Community Corrections Spokesperson
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
231-6365 ext 25