Situation Under Electronic Surveillance as a New System to Adapt the Penalty (Study in the light of Act No 18-01, Complementary to the Prisons’ Organization Act and the Social Reintegration of Prisoners)

Abstract

In the framework of justice reform and modernization of the sector. In accordance to Ac No 18-01 of the law of Prisons’ Organization and Social Reintegration, the Algerian legislation approved Situation under Electronic Surveillance. where the system allows the replacement of the imprisonment penalty totally or partially through using the electronic bracelet i.e. benefit from the use of modern technological data in punitive implementation. Thus, avoiding the disadvantages of the access of the sentenced to penal institutions; and facilitating the social reintegration of certain sentenced detainees. This study attempted to define the situation under electronic surveillance, by defining the system, its emergence and its purposes .Then, to demonstrate the divergent views of the effectiveness of the system in achieving the custodial sentence’ purpose to shed light on the various relevant provisions of this system in accordance to Algerian legislation.