{"id":81988,"date":"2020-06-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-libre-by-nexus-to-stop-using-body-affixed-gps-devices-and-will-reapportion-gps-costs-to-provide-free-healthcare-to-all-libre-clients\/"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:03:11","slug":"libre-by-nexus-dejara-de-utilizar-los-dispositivos-gps-colocados-en-el-cuerpo-y-redistribuira-los-costos-del-gps-para-proporcionar-atencion-medica-gratuita-a-todos-los-clientes-de-libre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/libre-by-nexus-dejara-de-utilizar-los-dispositivos-gps-colocados-en-el-cuerpo-y-redistribuira-los-costos-del-gps-para-proporcionar-atencion-medica-gratuita-a-todos-los-clientes-de-libre\/","title":{"rendered":"Libre by Nexus To Stop Using Body Affixed GPS Devices And Will Reapportion GPS Costs To Provide Free Healthcare To All Libre Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>LIBRE&#8217;S INITIATIVE WILL FREE OVER 7,000 PEOPLE FROM ELECTRONIC\u00a0TETHERS, REPRESENTING THE SINGLE LARGEST RELEASE EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN <span class=\"xn-location\">THE UNITED STATES<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">VERONA, Virginia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Libre by Nexus announced today the launch of an innovative mobile app that will revolutionize the way the company provides assistance and relief for its clients nationwide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgb95aleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgb95aleft\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1175668\/Libre_By_Nexus_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p>In May, Libre lost a valued member of its client community in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> to COVID-19. Libre was not authorized to enter the hospital to remove the client&#8217;s GPS device because of the pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Libre\u00a0by Nexus originally planned to make the switch away from monitoring bracelets by the end of 2020, but after its client lost their battle with COVID-19 while still wearing its GPS bracelet, the company knew it had to expedite the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t accept that our family member, someone we advocated for, died without their family and with a piece of plastic strapped to them,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Donovan<\/span>, Nexus President and CEO. &#8220;On that day, I decided\u00a0we would immediately begin our transition fully away from body affixed GPS devices.\u00a0\u00a0The new app technology will hasten the complete and total removal of all body affixed GPS devices from Libre clients. The fact that we are reapportioning our budget for GPS devices to provide free healthcare for our participants is an incredible testament to the memory of our recently deceased client.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0month, over 7,000 program participants will have\u00a0the opportunity to have their electronic monitors removed \u2014 marking the single largest known liberation event in the history of electronic monitoring in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. The monitoring devices will be replaced by a simple mobile phone app. The new app technology will allow Libre clients to access transportation or translation services at their fingertips.\u00a0 The app will even permit Libre clients to file requests for legal assistance and schedule free appointments with health care providers through telemedicine.<\/p>\n<p>Libre by Nexus currently serves nearly 30,000 clients. The company&#8217;s core function is to offer a host of services to the immigrant community that increase societal participation while reducing burdens to U.S. taxpayers, including helping release people from immigration custody and reunite with their families with the use of a monitoring program. Through the Libre by Nexus program, participants need not endure the unnecessary and painful separation from their children and loved ones while their case is before the Immigration courts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Libre by Nexus will\u00a0begin transitioning to this new system\u00a0starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, June 2, 2020<\/span>. The company will begin to set up appointments for clients in all Libre offices to remove GPS bracelets.\u00a0Clients are encouraged to\u00a0call 1-877-718-3411 or to visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2819226-1&amp;h=2794851903&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.librebynexusapp.com%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.librebynexusapp.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.librebynexusapp.com\/<\/a> to pre-register\u00a0and schedule appointments\u00a0for the removal of their tracking device.\u00a0Clients who cannot visit an office can request a self-removal kit that will include the tool needed to safely remove their GPS device, an instructional video, new system enrollment information and a return envelope. Libre by Nexus&#8217; goal is that by <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 4th, 2020<\/span>, all current clients will be using the new mobile-based app rather than a GPS bracelet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Libre by Nexus&#8217; success has been built on the compliance of the vast majority of our clients to the terms of their release conditions. Our success comes from advocating for our clients. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank attorneys for our clients, and regulators from several states, for helping us critically analyze how we could speed up efforts to provide relief from body affixed GPS devices to our program participants. Bringing people back to full participation in society is the one way to cure behavioral problems or societal disconnectedness, not mass incarceration,&#8221; Donovan said. &#8220;I hope the federal government and the individual states will likewise reduce reliance on electronic monitoring. Placing a tracking device on someone simply isn&#8217;t effective in actually solving problems associated with immigrants in detention or pretrial criminal defendants in U.S. jails. These GPS devices are often unreliable and largely unhelpful in assuring compliance as compared to effective support and advocacy, which has always been the secret to Libre&#8217;s success. Ending the use of body affixed GPS technology is a goal all governments should be committed to achieving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Libre by Nexus<\/b> is a leading provider of comprehensive and life-sustaining services to detained immigrants and their families. The organization funds\u00a0legal services through\u00a0NDH\u00a0LLC., and the Caridades Immigrant Legal Defense Project, as a part of its corporate giving to increase access to justice for disadvantaged people across the United States.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2819226-1&amp;h=3523213669&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librebynexus.com%2F&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.librebynexus.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.librebynexus.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2819226-1&amp;h=2337600062&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1175668%2FLibre_By_Nexus_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1175668%2FLibre_By_Nexus_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1175668\/Libre_By_Nexus_Logo.jpg<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Libre by Nexus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>LIBRE&#8217;S INITIATIVE WILL FREE OVER 7,000 PEOPLE FROM ELECTRONIC\u00a0TETHERS, REPRESENTING THE SINGLE LARGEST RELEASE EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN <span class=\"xn-location\">THE UNITED STATES<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">VERONA, Virginia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Libre by Nexus announced today the launch of an innovative mobile app that will revolutionize the way the company provides assistance and relief for its clients nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;div id=&quot;prni_dvprnejpgb95aleft&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}