Dear Anje,
Thank you for your hope for me. I think the bracelets will not get much smaller because they need to have a battery large enough to power the gps and the cellular connection for at least a day. I would be happy to wear a larger one if I did not have to charge ever day. The size and weight of the bracelet helps to keep me always aware of the monitoring.
You ask very good questions. I wonder if Jess's answers will change the rules for Ingrid.

Respectfully,
705

Hi 705

What is the other brand of ankle monitor that you have to wear besides the omnilink OM500?

Best regards
Azureko

Dear Azureko1,

There are several other choices: an OM400, an Xuxen, a MT-400, an AN-1000, and a Buddi. We rotate among them randomly (or as least, I can't tell the reason) as a security measure. The OM400 and Mt-400 also have a tether charging cable. The others have a clip on charger that allows me to move around while charging.  At least one is always a tethered one.

Respectfully,
705

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Dear Jess,

This costs range from 300USD to over 1000USD. Some cannot be purchased but are rented by the month. About half of them have a monthly monitoring fee of about 10-15USD per day. The others rely on a local or cloud servcei for monitoring that must be set up by the monitoring person or agency.

I do not have a favourite. They all have pluses and minuses.  Some are easier for my custodian to use and some retain more history information. This is bad for me because it means they can back and look for violations that they may have missed in real-time. I very much appreciate the monitoring and I am grateful for my supervision but I suppose I can say that I resent all of the bracelets equally

Respectfully,
705

Dear Azureko1,

I am responsible for the monitoring fees and any other fess associated with my supervision.
If you mean costs for a private bracelet monitoring solution, there are some opensource software solutions that could be run on a small server or inexpensive cloud server.

Respectfulyy,
705

705 thank you for sharing. That’s not as expensive as I thought they’d be, but obviously there is the ongoing cost for the actual tracking. If I’m honest, the idea of it very much intrigues me.

Dear Jess,
Welcome aboard! It's really nice to read how you are able to fulfil your dreams and discover this new area of life.
What kind of restraints do you have to wear when you leave your cell? When describing your uniform, you did not mention any footwear - does it mean that you always stay barefoot?
What are your other hobbies? Are you able to cultivate some of them during your imprisonment?
How do you refer to your keeper? If such question isn't too private, is there some kind of relationship or emotional connection between you, or is he strictly a professional warden for you? Does anyone visit the farm, and if so, are you always locked in your cell during such events?
I hope you will really enjoy the atmosphere of this forum and stay with us for long. Maybe you'd like to know that it's possible to publish pictures here, although of course there's never any pressure on it.

Dear 705 and Azureko,
This is an interesting discussion. I would be inclined to think devices that allow using one's own server are outright better, not only to avoid an additional monthly fee, but also for safety reasons. Is there any practical consideration behind using the other ones?
I also wanted to ask the same question as Jess, she was faster. I believe that a 30 ft extension cord should be an adequate solution. Sure, it could require some disentangling after a night, but with such spare length it would be hard to unplug by rolling in your sleep.

Dear Anja,
I trust that everything is as good as ever at yours. Have you introduced any new interesting ideas for Ingrid? Has she stopped logging into here on her own accord, or have you withdrawn her permission to do so?

Dear Sophie,
A little bit concerned with the lack of messages from you. I hope you haven't loaded yourself into some new punishment. Please feel free to write whenever you need to share or talk about something.

Wishing everybody a most wonderful Sunday,
DoomTurtle

Hi all!!

Happy Saturday evening/Sunday morning!

The past few days I have been with my partner at his cottage after some time, and we are planning on being here for two weeks, so the past few days have been fun for me, getting used to being a prisoner/inmate, and only wearing a jumpsuit and restraints, but as per usual, it has been fun- even if I lose my rights to my phone for most of the time, and other personal belongings.

Hugs, Hanna

Dear Azureko1,
It is difficult to give a specific amount for setting up a supervision arrangement. It would depend on legals costs, usually hourly, in you area and the extent of the legal work needed. There are costs or subscriptions for some of the parental control software that we are using. That will depend on which ones you would chose.

The primary, and best, I think, open source tracking solution is Traccar. It is well support and robust. You can use one of their servers at a fairly low cost or download the software and host your own server. It has grown to cover a lot of devices and protocols and is easily extensible.

Another choice would be to develop you own. The second or third tracking solution I used was a database of position that were displayed on a Google map using the Google API. This worked well.

Dear Jess,
This may be in the category of "be careful what you wish". Being tracked gives the person doing the tracking a lot of knowledge about you and with that knowledge comes very intrusive power. Coupled with any sort of control they can exert over you remotely such as that provided by some device parental controls apps will put you in an invisible cell as secure as the one you are in now.  That warning aside, it may be something to consider when your current time in lockup is over. If I can answer any other questions, please let me know.
Boredom when confined is always hard. Sometimes, I am allowed a book or to read on the computer but it is always hard when I am told that time's up and I have to stop. The boredom is much worse after that.

Dear DoomTurtle,
Running you own custom server is probably the best solution. However, the amount of work necessary to add all of the features found in the commercial offerings may be extensive and will require programming and design expertise. Another factor is that this will work for devices that you purchase and are able to adjust where the tracking data is sent by the device. I don't you could do that with the solutions that provide their own tracking software.I don't know how you would change the programming in the device.
The 30 foot extension would not help very much with the charging in bed. The biggest issue is that for the devices that charge with a tether cable, the cable clips to the device either magnetically or using a quick disconnect clip. Both of the are easily dislodged when I move around during sleep. I have tried wrapping the ankle with an elastic bandage to hold the cable in place but that did not work as well as I had hoped.
As with many of the things that can be done to try to defeat even some small part of all of the systems, it is best to just resign myself to doing what I am told and deal difficulties. Learning not to constantly fight the system (whatever system that is) has been helpful in making me a better person.

Dear Ms Hanna,
Happy Sunday. It is good to hear you are well and back as prisoner. I hope it is a great two weeks that are fun and educational for you.

Respectfully,
705

Dear Jess,

Has your guard said anything about what he would like to have happen after your month is up? Is your prison location near enough to home that you might be able to spend time there one weekend a month? Has he said anything about retaining some control of your phone, perhaps allowing some social media and music, if you are well behaved?

Respectfully,
705

It is always strange to go from being a very independent woman that I am, to a prisoner kept in restraints and living in a cell locked up, but I have always found it relaxing and nice to be able to depend on someone, and having to follow rules and obey.

Hugs,

Hanna

Hello Sophie! It’s been a strange experience but to be honest I’ve definitely been enjoying it.

May I ask about your punishment? What did you do wrong and what punishment did you receive? Was it just facing a wall for a time?

Good time of day, everyone!

Its good to hear from you, Ingrid and Sophie!

Ingrid,

I am glad you are feeling better, and managed to catch up on work aswell!

Sophie,

I am sorry to hear you got in trouble with your babysitters and got punished, but its nice to hear that you are back here again!

Hugs to everyone,

Hanna

Dear Jess,

I wholeheartedly agree, I find it relaxing to escape real life commitments at times by my imprisonment and having my independence and self determination stripped away, and being reduced to a prisoner, my way of winding down and having to not make any decisions.

Today I mowed the lawn out here, and then helped my partner chop down wood, which I am not allowed to do. Always strange when I am taken off my leg chain, and only having leg irons and handcuffs locked on me, and obviously my collar.

Hugs,

Hanna