“Five youths who attempted to escape a youth facility, damaged taxpayer property, and broke a person’s wrist in the process were rewarded with KFC? These are Labour’s values in action and they will doom a nation. It also shows why youth imprisonment .
The Justice Committee is calling for public submissions on the Corrections Amendment Bill. This bill would make changes to the Corrections Act 2004. It seeks to improve rehabilitation, reintegration and safety outcomes in the corrections system. These .
The Chief Ombudsman is calling on the Department of Corrections to urgently fix a series of workplace culture and leadership issues that are preventing it from achieving lasting change. Peter Boshier has released a new report, Kia Whaitake | Making a .
Jeremy Lightfoot, Chief Executive: We welcome the Chief Ombudsman’s report, and have accepted all recommendations made to Corrections in full. There are around 8,500 people in prison. They are some of New Zealand’s most complex and vulnerable people, .
Legislation providing improved rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners, particularly those on remand, will have its first reading this afternoon. The changes in the Corrections Act will allow the limited mixing of remand and convicted prisoners for educational, .