A convicted murderer in England went untagged for over two months after claiming he could not wear an ankle monitor because of his "swollen" legs—just one example in a damning investigation revealing serious failures in the UK's offender tagging system.
Electronic monitoring of released offenders in England and Wales, intended to ensure public safety, has been riddled with delays and dysfunction, as reported by The Times. In 2023, Serco took over the £51 million contract, or about $67 million, from Capita to oversee the Electronic Monitoring Service, but internal complaints and a lack of proper training for staff quickly raised red flags.
