Thursday, January 19, 2006

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Dutch open Big Brother-style prison

http://www.guardian.co.uk/prisons/story/0,,1689763,00.html
Toby Sterling
"A hi-tech jail where inmates wear electronic wristbands to track their movements and guards are armed with emotion recognition software to monitor trouble opened in the Netherlands. Dutch authorities are convinced the newly dubbed 'big brother prison' is the future of correctional facilities: cheap and efficient, while not coddling criminals or violating their fundamental rights."