36 sentenced people won't stay behind bars. Electronic Surveillance Method implemented in Moldova succeeds
They won't stay behind bars, but they will always be supervised by the authorities. There are 36 people who have been detained in custody or sentenced to imprisonment. Individuals are monitored non-stop via an electronic wrist or hand wristband.
"God gave me a chance: to be free and to correct myself."
At just 22 years old, this young man, to whom we will protect his identity, did a big number of thefts. The crimes cost him two and a half years imprisonment. Now he is monitored with an electronic device and it's not allowed to go to the recreation facilities. The man is happy to stay home with his mother and maybe work.
"I am wearing it for three weeks and I'm afraid I will not ruin her while sleeping, otherwise it's comfortable I do not complain. The only problem is I can not swim in the lake I'm only allowed to take a shower. "
The bracelets are connected by a computer or telephone application that triggers the alarm when the person being monitored attempts to escape or leaves the allowed area. In the case of repeated deviations, they are in the penitentiary.
"If he has more than two, we are already referring to the court with the proposal to annul his non-custodial punishment measure, which has it at the moment," said senior probation counselor Tatiana Moscal.
Until now, 52 people have been monitored electronically.
"The most common type of violations are violations of the obligation to load the device in a timely manner. We had a person who violated the regime and was tried in court to change the prison sentence," said the boss Deputy of the Probation Inspectorate, Ghenadie Ciobanu.
Currently, the Probation Inspectorate has around 80 electronic bracelets. Their number will increased as the devices have a number of benefits, including spending almost six times lower than detention. The Electronic Surveillance Method is implemented in Moldova since 2017.
"God gave me a chance: to be free and to correct myself."
At just 22 years old, this young man, to whom we will protect his identity, did a big number of thefts. The crimes cost him two and a half years imprisonment. Now he is monitored with an electronic device and it's not allowed to go to the recreation facilities. The man is happy to stay home with his mother and maybe work.
"I am wearing it for three weeks and I'm afraid I will not ruin her while sleeping, otherwise it's comfortable I do not complain. The only problem is I can not swim in the lake I'm only allowed to take a shower. "
The bracelets are connected by a computer or telephone application that triggers the alarm when the person being monitored attempts to escape or leaves the allowed area. In the case of repeated deviations, they are in the penitentiary.
"If he has more than two, we are already referring to the court with the proposal to annul his non-custodial punishment measure, which has it at the moment," said senior probation counselor Tatiana Moscal.
Until now, 52 people have been monitored electronically.
"The most common type of violations are violations of the obligation to load the device in a timely manner. We had a person who violated the regime and was tried in court to change the prison sentence," said the boss Deputy of the Probation Inspectorate, Ghenadie Ciobanu.
Currently, the Probation Inspectorate has around 80 electronic bracelets. Their number will increased as the devices have a number of benefits, including spending almost six times lower than detention. The Electronic Surveillance Method is implemented in Moldova since 2017.