Electronic monitoring of prisoners to be introduced

THE GOVERNMENT IS looking to introduce electronic monitoring for prisoners who are on temporary release in Ireland.

The Irish Prison Service has put forward a tender notice on the e-tenders website, searching for a company who can provide such a service through satellite tracking.

The deadline date to apply for the contract is 28 May.

The tender comes after a successful pilot project examined the whole area of electronic tagging, which was provided for in law by the Criminal Justice Act of 2006.          Read Full