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World Service,20 Oct 2000,30 mins

Prisoners swopping incarceration for tagging

Weekend, From the BBC World Service Archive

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Discussing the electronic tagging of prisoners which allows them to complete their sentences at home, some think it is a too lenient form of punishment. Also, the stigma of homelessness in Europe. Finally, 'the biggest thing in Europe at the moment' - micro-scooters, are they designer toy or serious urban transport?

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