More than half the people released with an ankle monitor since those devices were introduced in Manitoba in August 2024 were rearrested or broke the rules of their release while wearing one, recent numbers obtained by CBC News show.

According to the justice minister’s office, 530 people were released through that program up to Oct. 16, 2025. Of those, 243 were rearrested for breaches of conditions or new crimes, 53 removed the device and fled, 16 damaged the strap and 12 let the battery die — making up just over 60 per cent of the total.

Charges were stayed for 11 people, 19 were sentenced and one was acquitted. Eight people had their monitoring conditions removed, and one person died while wearing the device.

As of Oct. 16, there were 166 people who still had ankle monitors.

Those num

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