Parolee tracking implemented in SA: Report
A pilot project for the electronic monitoring of parolees and probationers from South African prisons went live this month, ITWeb reports.
According to the report, the project aims to deal with the issue of overcrowding at correctional facilities, and to minimise the possibility of violation of parole conditions.
The report states that the pilot involves 150 parolees – including 70 convicts with life sentences, who are on parole. The media liaison officer at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Sonwabo Mbananga, was quoted saying that the project will last for 12 months and cost R6.8 million.
Each inmate will receive a bracelet that communicates with a satellite, allowing correctional officers to monitor where participating parolees are at all times.
If the bracelets are tampered with it triggers an alarm, according to the report.
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