Press Release – JustSpeak Justice advocacy group JustSpeak is welcoming the Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation into the Department of Corrections failure to meaningfully respond to calls for change, announced today. “Despite years of promises under the Hkai Rangi strategy …
Justice advocacy group JustSpeak is welcoming the Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation into the Department of Corrections failure to meaningfully respond to calls for change, announced today.
“Despite years of promises under the
Hōkai Rangi strategy of transformational change, conditions inside Corrections facilities are creating more harm and failing to support people onto pathways back to their communities.
“In the past four months alone there have been multiple exposures of inhumane and unacceptable treatment and conditions for people inside prison, in particular at Waikeria Prison and Auckland Women’s. These range from insufficient food and bedding, violence and ill-treatment, to