Jon...neither.
It's a court ordered personal tracking device. Seems "you-know-who" lost his temper and got slapped with 200 hours of community service(which running for President counted!)and a reduced sentence if he went along with the judges order. Seems Howie has to actually live with Judy. In the same house,eat the same food,sleep in the same bed, and fornicate with someone that can eat corn off of the cob through a picket fence! That and anger management classes.