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Gaie Delap was recalled to prison not because she broke the terms of her licence for home detention. In fact she’d been carefully abiding by all conditions of her sentence, since she was convicted for peaceful action to protest the climate crisis.
The only reason Gaie was forced to return to prison is because there isn’t an electronic tag to fit her. Gaie’s deep vein thrombosis means she can’t wear an ankle tag and the government won’t provide one to fit a woman’s wrists.
And Gaie isn’t the only one. We’re aware of others who have been recalled to jail just because tags are not being provided for a wide-enough range of people. Through no fault of their own, these offenders are being forced to spend their sentences in our overcrowded prison system just because of the failings of the government.
We’re supporting Gaie to fight this cruel decision. She can’t access legal aid, so, with the help of our generous donors we’re supporting her, bringing urgent light to an issue that the Ministry of Justice has kept in the dark.
Part of campaign:
Stop unlawful detention for ill-fitting electronic tags
Gaie Delap could be forced back to prison just because there isn’t an electronic tag that fits her – and she’s not the only one