Expanded ankle bracelet monitoring will help protect Manitoba intimate partner violence survivors: province

Manitoba’s monitoring program will also now give survivors tools through a smartphone app called Empower, which Wiebe said is a “game changer.”

The app can notify survivors if an offender has breached conditions of their bail or probation, said Wiebe.

It will allow survivors to access information and resources, such as upcoming court dates in the accused offender’s case, and has a panic button a survivor can hit if they need immediate assistance.

That will connect them with the commissioners who monitor the program to get advice or, if the situation escalates, have them dispatch help. Link to full story here.