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Move on from the dispute and the vendor. The politically connected Merrillville firm is contracted to monitor county detainees who are on at-home detention, typically before trial. There have been several inmate escapes under this firm’s watch, Most notably that of Jarod D. Johnson, of Gary. As has been reported in The Times, Johnson was a detainee charged with attempted murder. ICU lost contact with Johnsons ankle bracelet at 7:16 a.m. April 12, 2019, but did not file an escape report wit...

CROWN POINT —  In a rebuke of the Lake County Commissioners over the recent renewal of an electronic monitoring contract, Sheriff Oscar Martinez referenced three escapes that he says happened under the watch of the company that was awarded the contract. In each of the instances, which occurred between April 2019 and September 2019, Martinez said the escaped offenders who were on court-supervised release committed serious crimes. The discord between the sheriffs office and the monitor...