Prison service advertises for e-tagging tender
12/04/2012 - 18:46:49The Irish Prison Service is hoping to use electronic tags on low-risk prisoners on temporary release, both in hospital and in the community.
The organisation has placed an
advert on the Government's e-tender website seeking the service of electronic monitoring, using satellite tracking.
It is hoped the move will save the taxpayer money.
Currently, when a prisoner is hospitalised, they are continuously guarded by two prison officers on a 24-hour basis.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter is still considering whether or not to introduce a full project of electronic monitoring across the prison service for high-risk offenders once they are released from prison.
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