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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Government to reveal plans for Waikeria Prison
This afternoon, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis will reveal the government's plans for Waikeria Prison.
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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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Police on the case to lower Māori crime rate
Seventy-eight new police officers have graduated in the largest ever Auckland only recruit wing. Among the graduates is Tauranga Moana descendant Wepiha Te Kanawa who is determined to reduce Māori incarceration rates.
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No repeal for ineffective Three Strikes law
Justice Minister Andrew Little has indicated that the government will not repeal the controversial Three Strikes law after opposition from coalition partner NZ First.
