By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

cnixon@tribunemedia.net

DEFENDANTS fitted with ankle monitoring bracelets have sought to violate their bail conditions or tamper with the device an average of more than 22 times each.

Since the launch of the electronic monitoring programme in December 2010, 315 persons have been fitted with the device, and more than 7,100 "offender alarms" have been recorded, according to a report from ICS Bahamas, the company that facilitated the programme.

Most of the offenders, the report said, were attempting to go to night clubs or events outside curfew hours.

A small number tried to commit other crimes in the process and were arrested immediately by the pol ...

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