A former member of the New Zealand parole board says that Kelvin Davis will help bring down the stats around Māori incarceration as the deputy leader of Labour has already admitted he has interests in taking the ministerial portfolio for Corrections.
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Native Affairs- Being a Dad Inside Prison
Over 20,000 Kiwi kids have at least one parent serving time in New Zealand prisons. Native Affairs was given exclusive access to a unique pilot programme being trialled inside the Northland Regional Prison in Ngāwhā, where fathers are being encouraged to be good dads.
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Department of Corrections denies use of "solitary confinement" in NZ
The Department of Corrections says solitary confinement is not used in New Zealand prisons,
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Campaign launched against solitary confinement
People Against Prisons Aotearoa has launched a campaign against solitary confinement.
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Newly published book for children whose parents are in prison
A fundraising project has been set up to help distribute a new book "When Daddy Comes Home" to more than 20,000 children with parents in prison.
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Police accept they're unconsciously bias against Māori
New Zealand Police accept they have an issue of unconscious bias against Māori but have failed to reduce the number of Māori being arrested.
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The right to vote from behind bars
People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) is demanding for prisoners to have the right to vote.
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Father sentenced for accidentally shooting 2yo daughter
Gustav Sanft has been sentenced four years and four months imprisonment for the manslaughter of his daughter Amokura Daniels-Sanft.
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NATIVE AFFAIRS- Locking Up Māori
A Department of Corrections spokesman admits the justice system is stacked against Māori. Māori make up 14 percent of the population. Yet, the current statistics are 51% of male prisoners are Māori and 57% of female prisoners are Māori. As a group, Māori have one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the developed world.
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Ex Māori inmate advocates for prison system change
A former Tongariro prison inmate is advocating for change in the prison system to ensure tikanga Māori for rehabilitation and re-integration of prisoners on release, is properly practised. Aperahama Anihana claims that tikanga Māori was not being upheld when he was in the prison's Māori unit.