Safety at Rimutaka prison concerns NZ First
NEW ZEALANDFirst is concerned about safety at Rimutaka Prison following an incident with a prisoner and visitor trapped in a visiting booth for several hours. Corrections spokesperson Asenati...
View ArticleA promise to give prisoners back the right to vote
LABOUR is promising prisoners will have the right to vote re-established before the 2017 election. Arthur Taylor an inmate at Auckland Prison took the government to court today in a bid to gain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Knee-jerk’ prisoner voting law damages society, say advocates
RETHINKING JUSTICE: Ced Simpson says New Zealand’s crime policy should not be the result of knee-jerk reactions. IMAGE: Tess Nichol BANNING prisoners from voting is an example of how the criminal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corrections move to cut ever increasing re-offending rates
Image: Kevin Stent, Fairfax The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation report released last week shows re-conviction and re-imprisonment rates are rising. The report says a third of prisoners are back in...
View Article