Two special volunteers have received an award for doing their bit at the Mirimiri Te Aroha Māori Focus Unit at the Auckland Region Women's Corrections facility. The duo says reconnecting inmates to their past through kapahaka has brought a change of attitude amongst inmates.
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PAPA protest Waikēria Prison expansion
Prisoner advocacy group People against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) are opposing Government plans to build a new 500-bed high-security prison in Waikēria. Today protesters rallied outside of Parliament.
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'Those are our people Kelvin'- former inmate hits out at Corrections Minister
The Government dialed back Nationals policy to build a 3000-bed mega-prison in Waikeria. But the watered down version still isn't cutting it according to former inmate Feke Taito.
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Penal Reform League President says Corrections CEO needs to move on
The President of the Sir Peter Williams QC Penal Reform League says Corrections CEO Ray Smith needs to go. Lady Heeni Phillips-Williams believes the Minister of Corrections, Kelvin Davis is not being adequately prepared by Smith and his team and her concerns go far back as 2016 when Smith presented before Select Committee.
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Rally at parliament against Waikeria prison expansion
Campaigners say alternative measures need to be taken instead of spending $750mil on the construction.
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Mixed iwi reaction to new 600 bed prison
There's mixed reaction by iwi to the government's plan to build a new 600 bed facility at Waikeria Prison in Waikato, to relieve pressure on the growing prison population.
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NewsWaikeria gets new 500-bed prison, mental health facility
A new 500-bed prison and the country’s first 100-bed mental health facility will be built at the Waikato prison of Waikeria by 2022. This will replace the 100-year-old high-security “top jail”, which will be closed down.
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Prison reform group spreads its branches
A prison reform group has opened two new branches in Northland and Auckland with a focus on te reo and tikanga programmes to rehabilitate inmates. The branches have been established as part of the Sir Peter Williams QC Penal Reform League.
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Govt calls for better record of inmate complaints
Minister of Corrections Kelvin Davis has condemned Corrections for not resolving data issues relating to 31 inmate complaints from 2012-2016 which claimed they were sexually abused and assaulted by prison staff.
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Bees take sting out of serving time for Auckland female prisoners
Creating better outcomes for women in prison is what the Howard League volunteers have aimed for. Their latest project for inmates is doing time to learn about beekeeping.
