'Serious Further Offences Highly Likely’ Over Ankle Tagging Delays Warns Ex Prison Governor

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It is “highly likely...there are going to be serious further offences” when prisoners are freed under the early release scheme due to the delay before they are fitted with ankle tags, says former prison governor Ian Acheson. "It will be absolutely on the government's head." Ian Acheson was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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