Electronic Monitoring's Shattered Safety Net A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has exposed the inadequacies of England and Wales' electronic monitoring system, revealing nearly 9,000 offenders who are not being tracked as required.
This includes individuals with violent pasts and released prisoners, whose absence from the system undermines public protection.
The NAO's figures, disputed by the Ministry of Justice but still alarming, paint a picture of systemic failure. The current system relies on three types of tags: curfew, location, and alcohol monitoring.