ISIS brides will cost $2million EACH to monitor if they return to Australia

ISIS brides will cost $2million EACH to monitor if they return to Australia. By Nicholas Comino at The Daily Mail.

This massive cost is predicted for high-risk individuals who may require 24-hour surveillance by two police or security personnel. …

Authorities warn that any prosecutions or court‑ordered supervision would add further costs to the public purse. …

Estimated monitoring costs are based on similar cases in NSW, where convicted extremists were placed on Extended Supervision Orders by the Supreme Court after judges found they posed an ‘unacceptable risk’ to public safety.

$2m per year? Presumably. That’s enough to employ eight people to watch one of them, 24/7, after on-costs and the usual material and admin support. Two people surveillance for 168 hours a week is eight 42-hour workweeks.