Justice Secretary Dominic Raab is considering introducing electronic “sobriety tags” for criminals who have been released from prison after serving time for alcohol-related offences.
A similar scheme was rolled out in Wales last year and the plan is for 1,900 former inmates in England to be given the tags between now and 2024.
The tags check alcohol levels in the wearer and are a way of enforcing sobriety in persistent offenders who have committed violent or other offences while drunk.
Raab said: “We’ve seen that alcohol tags work—with tagged offenders complying 97 percent of the time … This is a big step forward using the latest technology to cut the link between alcohol abuse and the crime—and make our streets safer.”…