# SCRAM Systems

> SCRAM Systems supplies alcohol and location monitoring devices, supervision software, mobile apps, and operational support to courts, corrections agencies, treatment programs, and service providers. Its flagship CAM ankle bracelet samples perspiration for alcohol every 30 minutes; its wider portfolio connects monitoring with the daily work of community supervision.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Greenwood Village, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff Hawthorne (Co-founder and inventor; electrical engineer), Kirby Phillips (Co-founder; entrepreneur)
- **Products:** SCRAM CAM, SCRAM Remote Breath, SCRAM Remote Breath Pro, SCRAM GPS 9 Plus, SCRAM House Arrest
- **Notable:** Commercial CAM launch in April 2003., Company-reported milestone of one million cumulative CAM clients in December 2023., Acquisition of PharmChem completed in August 2025.

## Products & services

- **SCRAM CAM** — Ankle-worn transdermal alcohol monitoring with automatic 30-minute sampling, software, and analyst review.
- **SCRAM Remote Breath** — Portable remote breath alcohol testing added for less intensive alcohol supervision.
- **SCRAM Remote Breath Pro** — Scheduled, random, and on-demand remote breath testing with automated photo matching and location information.
- **SCRAM GPS 9 Plus** — Ankle-worn location monitoring for community supervision.
- **SCRAM House Arrest** — Radio-frequency home curfew monitoring.
- **SCRAM Optix** — Web-based electronic monitoring caseload management through a single login.
- **SCRAM Nexus** — Decision support and case management workflows that help implement agency policy and evidence-based practices.
- **SCRAM TouchPoint** — Mobile check-ins, communication, and reminders for supervision clients.
- **SCRAM Ally** — Victim notification app connected to proximity-zone monitoring.
- **SCRAM 24/7** — Program management for testing schedules, payments, compliance records, and reporting.
- **LifeSafer Ignition Interlock** — Vehicle breath testing that prevents starting when alcohol exceeds the configured threshold; added to the combined portfolio through LMG.
- **PharmChek Drug Sweat Patch** — Tamper-evident drug collection patch added through the PharmChem acquisition in August 2025.
- **Managed Monitoring Services** — Program setup, installation, client support, reporting, and equipment management through managed services and providers.
- **SCRAM CAM Connect** — Planned smaller transdermal monitor with cellular and Wi-Fi uploads and location context; current product page targets 2027, not confirmed general availability.
- **SCRAM IQ** — Planned unified supervision operations platform; current product page lists an early 2027 release.

## Achievements

- Commercial CAM launch in April 2003.
- Company-reported milestone of one million cumulative CAM clients in December 2023.
- Acquisition of PharmChem completed in August 2025.
- Employee equity ownership program announced in April 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Announced a connected-supervision product roadmap including CAM Connect. As checked in October 2026, the CAM Connect page targets 2027 and the IQ page lists early 2027; these are planned releases.
- **2025-08** — PharmChek confirmed completion of SCRAM’s acquisition of PharmChem on August 28.

## Links

- Website: https://www.scramsystems.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alcohol-monitoring-systems/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SCRAMsystems
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/scramsystems
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCRAMx

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Last updated: 2026-10-17