A former District of Columbia corrections official who resigned amid accusations that he failed to pursue halfway-house escapees is now providing the equipment used to keep 24-hour tabs on pre-release inmates.

Under a five-year, $400,000 annual contract, National Corrections & Rehabilitation Corp. and its partner Satellite Tracking of People LLC are leasing the District GPS monitoring devices to track inmates in community correctional programs. The deal was awarded in July 2006 and the first option year kicked in last week.