Paul Goldsmith: National justice spokesman says Labour needs to evaluate uptick in home detention breaches and raise the bar for eligibility
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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National is slamming the Government for a rise in home detention breaches.
Official figures show the number of charges for an offender breaking electric monitoring conditions hit a new high of 2035 in the past year.
It's estimated to be the highest annual figure on record.
National justice spokesman Paul Goldsmith says while it's appropriate for some, it's time to raise the bar for eligibility.
"It's a good thing for some people to not put them in prison, but for the serious end- it's not appropriate for serious, violent offenders, and that's where the issue is."
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