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Record prison numbers are a national disaster 

2/18/2016

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The record size of our prison muster is bad news, no matter how the Minister Judith Collins spins it.
 
There are currently over 9,000 people in prison and that number is predicted to go as high as 10,000 by year’s end.
 
The burgeoning numbers fly in the face of the government’s policy to reduce recidivism. And overcrowded prisons will only exacerbate the problem.
 
Resources to manage double bunked units will have to increase to alleviate the stressful and dangerous conditions overcrowding creates for prisoners and staff. This is something the League has noticed in prisons recently. Staff are being asked to do more and more and at a certain point something has to give.
 
Managing larger numbers will also mean fewer rehabilitation programmes as resources are diverted.
 
These issues are not making society safer. The vast majority of people in prison are on fixed term sentences and will therefore be released. It is in all our interests to ensure they are less, not more, likely to offend on release.
 
New Zealand’s imprisonment rate is already uncomfortably high, and is a black mark on its international reputation. Furthermore, it is a heavy tax on the public purse.
 
Make no bones about it, growing prison numbers are bad news. Unless, perhaps, you’re in the game of private prisons.
 
 
For comment on this contact Jolyon White 027 612 2230

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6/21/2017 12:19:17 pm

This is a very serious issue which is becoming worse with the increase in the crime rates. There is a need to make policies and environment that discourage crime and to train the prisoners to become better citizens.

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4/4/2018 08:41:04 pm

The government should importantly address this kind of matter. It is the right of every individual to have a safe and secure place for living. The increase in prison numbers reflects two sides of the administration. First, the government, primarily the authorities work hard in capturing those people who disobey the law. Second, the government may improperly administer the whole people that's why they do things that are against the law. Indeed, this may be considered a national disaster. The government should do a solution to make the society in a great place again.

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