Female inmates serving time at Wellington’s Arohata prison can be relocated, due to Covid-19 related staffing shortages within Corrections, a judge has found.
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NewsMāori overrepresentation in prison climbs, minister concedes 'failure'
Proportion of Māori in prison is on the rise.
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Release prisoners amid Covid surge- Māori Pandemic Group
Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā, the National Māori Pandemic Group is urging the government consider releasing prisoners early.
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Chief Ombudsman to investigate prisons department over living conditions
The investigation will look into the Department of Corrections' response to repeated calls for reforms aimed at improving conditions for prisoners.
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'Excellent progress' on new Waikeria prison development
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says the new prison development will help reduce prisoner tension.
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Calls grow for Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis to 'front up' on Waikeria Prison
National Party leader Judith Collins is the latest to call for the minister to step in.
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Author wants Mt Eden prison turned into a penal museum
Should Mt Eden prison be turned into a penal museum?
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New Chief District Court Judge carries on kaupapa of change
The innovative practices of Māori focused courts can provide better examples of court practice and transformative change. That’s the view of Heemi Taumaunu, the first Māori to be appointed as Chief District Court Judge.
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'Hōkai Rangi wont reduce Māori numbers in prisons'- former inmate
A former inmate see's The Hōkai Rangi Māori strategy as a form of rebranding stale and failed policies and wont do anything to reduce the number of Māori in prisons.
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Hōkai Rangi- designed to lower Māori incarceration and reoffending
The move towards lowering the proportion of Māori in Corrections care to match the Māori share of the general population took another positive step today. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis launched Hōkai Rangi designed to address the long-term challenge of Māori reoffending and imprisonment. The minister says the biggest change Hōkai Rangi brings is the idea that we are now going to treat the person - and not just their crime.
