A new system to electronically tag prisoners in the Republic, which will be used in an attempt to ease chronic overcrowding in Irish jails, will be established and wholly run by a private company.
It is the first time any part of the criminal justice system has been privatised. It follows similar developments in other countries, including the UK and US, where tagging systems, and even prisons, have been privatised.
However, garda and prison sources said there was significant confusion across the criminal justice system about whose responsibility it will be to re
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