Stop unlawful detention for ill-fitting tags

Gaie Delap waits at home with her bags packed, terrified of the next knock at the door as she waits for the police to arrive and take her to prison. 

This 77-year-old woman is living under the threat of arrest not because she has broken the terms of her licence for home detention. In fact she’s 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 could be dragged away from her family 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 small enough for her 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 we need to come together and fund her legal team to fight this, bringing urgent light to an issue that the Ministry of Justice has kept in the dark.

Anything you can give will help us keep Gaie out of prison, and stop the government getting away with locking people up just because it can’t provide the right equipment.