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Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis admits his department is withholding a newsletter about peaceful protest and human rights from some prisoners.
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says he is not concerned his department is withholding a protest newsletter from some prisoners.
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Four inmates have complained to Corrections that a newsletter by People Against Prisons Aotearoa, offering advice on human rights and peaceful protest for prisoners, is being withheld from them.
Corrections said it had refused to deliver the newsletter on the grounds it encouraged non-violent action and protests that could endanger the good order of the prison.
Corrections chief custodial officer Neil Beales said prison directors at several sites withheld the newsletters because they considered that they may pose a threat to the security of the prison, and promote or encourage the commission of an offence .
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Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is rejecting criticism over a reduction in drug and alcohol programmes in prisons.
National Party police spokesperson Simeon Brown claims there has been a 75 percent drop in people receiving drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in prisons.
Mr Davis says what was dropped in 2018 was a number of courses lasting four to eight hours. I m not going to tell Corrections to keep going with courses that don t work. What the previous National Government did was put people through these courses and say they had boosted their numbers. The reality is it had absolutely no effect so why should we do something that doesn t work, he says.
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Rāwiri Waititi says “I get little-bit hōhā (annoyed) when our kaupapa Māori, our kupu hōhonu (deep meanings) are used in this way and actually don’t reflect the meaning of Te Hōkai Rangi, that goes along with Te Hōkai Nuku.” “So this again shows their value in this particular process, by being sidelined and disregarded by the minister and by this particular department. I think the minister has an obligation to ensure that things are not done prematurely … (and) that everybody benefits in this particular process,” says Waititi. Davis says the ex gratia payment aligns with Corrections’ Hōkai Rangi strategy and supports well-being.
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Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is rejecting criticism over a reduction in drug and alcohol programmes in prisons.
National Party police spokesperson Simeon Brown claims there has been a 75 percent drop in people receiving drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in prisons.
Mr Davis says what was dropped in 2018 was a number of courses lasting four to eight hours. I m not going to tell Corrections to keep going with courses that don t work. What the previous National Government did was put people through these courses and say they had boosted their numbers. The reality is it had absolutely no effect so why should we do something that doesn t work, he says.