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London - Two prisoners released early under the electronic tagging scheme launched last week have been recalled to prison, the…

London - Two prisoners released early under the electronic tagging scheme launched last week have been recalled to prison, the British Home Office confirmed yesterday.

The two - believed to be men - are the first prisoners freed under the Home Detention Curfew scheme to be sent back to prison.

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