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.
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Mega-prison will not go ahead
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has confirmed that the government will not build a "mega-prison" in Waikeria.
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Restoring bikes equips prisoners with trade skills
Restoring bikes for children in state care is giving 30 Paremoremo prisoners an opportunity to learn new skills and a better chance to enter a trade on their release. The refurbished bikes will be donated to Oranga Tamariki to encourage kids to exercise outdoors.
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Prisoners restore 400 bikes for children in care
Auckland prisoners involved in a recycling workshop have restored and donated more than 400 bikes to children in care.
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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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Police admit strategy isn't helping Māori
The police strategy Turning of the Tide, which aims to decrease Māori reoffending and prison rates between 2012 and 2018, isn't helping Māori.
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New rehabilitation programme for offenders
Former inmate Billy Macfarlane is mentoring high-risk offenders in Rotorua in an effort to rehabilitate them back into society.
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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.
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Opposition mounting against $bil Waikato mega-prison
Opposition is mounting against the $1bil mega-prison planned for Waikeria. 1,300 letters from community organisation Action Station have been sent to Justice Minister Andrew Little and Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis to stop the build.
