The question of prisoners’ rights has hit the news today. That’s rare because we don’t normally care.
A new Guest Post from Maggie puts the case that we walk a tightrope when we seek to simplify the complex issues at play in prison.
I/S at No Right Turn: “This is where National’s cuts and austerity have taken us: to a place where Corrections tortures and abuses people because it is the “cheapest” way of managing them.”
The Nats have been forced to call in the good old-fashioned state to clear up Serco’s mess.
Sam Lotu-Iiga appears to have been lying.
With Labour supporting the plan, I/S at No Right Turn makes the case against “working prisons”.
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the world, and an international study has just highlighted the fact.
Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias has kicked off a debate on whether our justice policy is working [PDF link]. Her view is that […]
Judith “Crusher” Collins, postergirl for uncompassionate conservatives, proudly announces in her latest press release: “Prison numbers set to be highest ever”. Odd thing to […]
Peter Williams QC was on Breakfast this morning giving a refreshingly frank assessment of the problems with our prison and justice systems – […]
From Tapu Misa’s latest column: National thinks that… [t]hrough the magic of “competition” we’ll get a first rate penal system, and private providers […]
National’s announcement that it plans to privatise the prison system says a lot about the party’s underlying values. Say what you like about […]
If he stands true to his principles, National justice spokesman Simon Power will soon be criticising the cost of their proposed new prison. […]
