News Releases and Coverage
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Codington and Minnehaha counties in South Dakota will become the first counties in the State to coordinate and conduct court-mandated alcohol monitoring using the autonomous AB Kiosk® system.
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Sioux Falls Argus Leader
COVID-19 prompts Minnehaha County Jail to use automatic alcohol monitoring
Minnehaha County, along with Codington County, received stand-alone kiosks from a Minneapolis-based company, Precision Kiosk Technologies, so participants can come to the jail on their own and do the test, without physical contact with a deputy.
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In this age of the Covid-19 virus, law enforcement jurisdictions have begun using AB Kiosks® to autonomously conduct their alcohol monitoring programs, thereby eliminating face-to-face interactions between staff and clients.
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Precision Kiosk Technologies Expands AB Kiosk Distribution Into Louisiana
Minneapolis-based Precision Kiosk Technologies announced that it has named Innovative Monitoring Network as an Authorized Distributor for AB Kiosk® system in Louisiana.
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Across the U.S., jail administrators are releasing inmates to reduce their jail populations as they plan for the arrival of the coronavirus. The AB Kiosk system can be used to monitor those inmates who are being released into the community.
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Lenawee County Becomes the First County in Michigan to Use AB Kiosks for Alcohol Monitoring
Minneapolis-based Precision Kiosk Technologies, together with its exclusive Michigan service partner JSG Monitoring, announced today that Lenawee County has become the first county in Michigan to use the AB Kiosk® system to coordinate and conduct alcohol monitoring of DUI offenders and other clients of the court.
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WTHR 13 TV News, Indianapolis
Marion County installs kiosks for offenders to check in without probation officer
Marion County is now using technology to help streamline the check-ins some criminal offenders on parole. New kiosks have been installed at the City County building downtown. The kiosks allow some offenders on probation to check-in instead of meeting directly with a probation officer.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper
Edina firm’s breathalyzer kiosk touted as game changer for authorities, parolees
Pennington County law enforcement authorities in the county seat of Thief River Falls, Minn., this month installed an electronic kiosk that can accurately measure for alcohol. It’s a low-cost move that they, and court officials in 10 Wisconsin counties since 2018, believe will help them free sheriff’s deputies and probation officers from daily checks of low-level offenders.
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Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Radio Profiles Precision Kiosk Technologies
Counties across Wisconsin are using automated kiosks to conduct Breathalyzer tests for people required to take part in court-mandated alcohol screening. The kiosks use fuel cell technology to monitor blood alcohol content, and tests are taken without the presence of a supervisor. Minneapolis-based Precision Kiosk Technologies is offering the automated systems across at least eight counties, including Racine, Door, St. Croix and Sawyer counties.
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WEAU TV 13, Eau Claire, Wis.
WEAU News Covers Use of the AB Kiosk at Chippewa County Jail in Wisconsin
A new piece of equipment is helping give jailers in Chippewa County more time to perform other duties. An automated breathalyzer kiosk went into operation Friday at the jail. This new machine comes at no cost to the sheriff's department.
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Wisconsin Courts are Pioneering the Use of Automated Alcohol Screening
Minneapolis-based Precision Kiosk Technologies announced today that the Sheriff’s Offices of Lafayette and Waupaca Counties in Wisconsin have begun using Automated Breathalyzer Kiosks (AB Kiosks) to conduct court-mandated alcohol screening. They join the Wisconsin counties of Iowa, Racine, Door, Portage, and St. Croix in pioneering this new technology, which since January 1, 2018, has autonomously conducted more than 50,000 tests with an alcohol-free compliance rate of 99.5%.
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Iowa County Begins Using an Automated Breathalyzer Kiosk for Alcohol Screening at the County Jail
Minneapolis-based Precision Kiosk Technologies announced today that the Sheriff’s Office of Iowa County, Wisconsin, has installed an Automated Breathalyzer Kiosk (AB Kiosk) at the Iowa County Jail in Dodgeville. Deputies have begun using this autonomous system to conduct alcohol screening of offenders participating in the Huber Work Release program as well as people awaiting trial or sentencing for drug and alcohol offenses. Later this year they will also use the AB Kiosks to screen those who pick up Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) offenders at the jail.