THE government intends allocating almost 200-million over the next two years towards tagging and electronically monitoring prison parolees, set to begin next year. The Citizen reports Correctional Services Minister Ben Skosana said over R83-million will be allocated for next year and over R100-million for 2001. Replying to questions in Parliament, the minister also said overcrowding in prisons can not be addressed because of budgetary restrictions.
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