The rising number of people on electronically-monitored bail is being used to explain a surge in absconders.

Figures released to Newstalk ZB through the Official Information Act show cases of a breach rose from 64 in 2015, to 832 last year.

Corrections Chief Probation Officer Toni Stewart told Heather du Plessis-Allan over the last 10 years the courts have granted more electronically monitored bail. 

She says they report signs of breaches to police, and is assuring the public they have a zero tolerance for non-compliance. 

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The rising number of people on electronically-monitored bail is being used to explain a surge in absconders.
Figures released to Newstalk ZB through the Official Information Act show cases of a breach rose from 64 in 2015, to 832 last year.
Corrections Chief Probation Officer Toni Stewart told Heather du Plessis-Allan over the last 10 years the courts have granted more electronically monitored bail.&nbsp;
She says they report signs of breaches to police, and is assuring the public they have a zero tolerance for non-compliance.&nbsp;
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Toni Stewart: Corrections Chief Probation Officer on the rise in electronically-monitored bails

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