Nearly 230 people have already sabotaged their electronic bracelets this year.

Since the start of the year, 6,500 people have already had an electronic ankle bracelet fitted. That’s 1,400 more than at the same time last year. Among them, 228 convicts (3.5%) have already sabotaged the home detention device, mostly by cutting it off, writes Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday.

A new generation of bracelets will probably come into service in March 2024. They will then be fitted with an additional fiberglass thread to enable immediate detection of cutting.

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