Ugh. Unfortunately, the courts are overwhelmed, and this is just another day at the office. It's so terrible.
I send you huge hugs! I am glad you waited and changed your statement. There is just no reason for them to not be able to keep track of someone who is released "on home detention." Goodness.
When I was in high school we knew a guy who had went to prison. He was released wearing an ankle bracelet and if he got too far from his house it went off and the police would show up immediately. Good thing in theory.
In reality, he would use baby oil and slip it off his ankle. He would leave it at home and go party all the time.
I do think he ended up back in jail eventually, but it definitely showed how easy it was to escape something they thought was working.