Budget 2024: Government will spend $1.9 billion boosting prison capacity
Almost $2 billion will be spent on prisons, staff, and rehabilitation over the next four years
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Almost $2 billion will be spent on prisons, staff, and rehabilitation over the next four years
New Zealanders will be safer because of a $1.9 billion investment in more frontline Corrections officers, more support for offenders to turn away from crime, and more prison capacity, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says.
'It’s hard to think of a better way to spend a dollar than taking dangerous criminals off the streets,' says ACT Leader David Seymour, welcoming a $1.9 billion investment to expand prison capacity and deliver frontline Corrections officers.
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