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How the lockdown unlocked 800 prisoners

Posted on December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 by Roger Brooking
Since the Labour led coalition came to power, the prison population has dropped from a peak of 10,820 in March 2018 to 8521 in December 2020. That’s a drop of over 20% – well on the way toward... Read More

Prison population bounces back up to 10,000 – again

Posted on March 18, 2019December 26, 2020 by Roger Brooking
The prison population dropped to 9,700 but has now bounced back to 10,000... Read More

Kelvin Davis’ cunning plan to cut the prison population

Posted on October 7, 2018October 9, 2018 by admin
When Blackadder and Baldrick were in a pickle, Baldrick used to say: "I have a cunning plan." Now Kelvin Davis, has come up with one - to cut prison numbers without changing any laws... Read More

The Parole Board is out of control – lawyers too intimidated to speak out

Posted on July 7, 2018July 7, 2018 by admin
Mike Williams says the Parole Board is out of control. Board members are arrogant and rude and their decision making is often manipulated by the Corrections Department. Very few prisoners are represen... Read More

Garth McVicar commits a $30,000 finable offence every day

Posted on April 6, 2018May 4, 2018 by admin
Garth McVicar claims on his website that the SST is a registered charitable trust - but its not. This is called a 'holding out' offence... Read More

Gluckman: NZ media have been flogging fake news about crime for 20 years

Posted on March 29, 2018March 30, 2018 by admin
The chief science advisor to the Prime Minister has just issued a damning commentary on the way in which the media presents 'information' about crime and punishment in New Zealand... Read More

Tell the Government we don’t need another prison

Posted on February 23, 2018March 24, 2018 by Roger Brooking
In February 2018, New Zealand's prison population hit an all-time high of 10,695. In response, a mega prison holding up to 3,000 inmates is planned at Waikeria. We don't need another prison. What we... Read More

How the murder of Christie Marceau led to 1,500 more people in prison

Posted on March 6, 2018March 28, 2018 by Roger Brooking
Ashkay Chand, who murdered Christie Marceau, was released on bail following a series of woefully inadequate mental health assessments... Read More

Why the prison population needs to be cut in the next six years

Posted on February 23, 2018June 13, 2018 by Roger Brooking
Andrew Little says Labour wants to reduce the prison population by 30% in 15 years. No political party in New Zealand has ever stayed in power for 15 years, so that's just wishful thinking... Read More

Don’t forget what you said, Minister

Posted on March 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by admin
Before the election in 2017, both Kelvin Davis and Andrew Little made their opposition to building a new prison quite clear. They both said it would be a colossal waste of taxpayers' money... Read More

Why does New Zealand lock up so many people?

Posted on February 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by Roger Brooking
Any attempt to explain New Zealand’s high prison population must begin with an analysis of why Maori are so over-represented in offending statistics. It starts with our colonial history... Read More

Female prison population rising three times faster than males

Posted on March 1, 2018November 28, 2018 by Roger Brooking
Three quarters of women in prison have diagnosed mental health problems and more than half suffer from PTSD. More than two-thirds have also been victims of family violence... Read More

We lock up more people than numerous corrupt, undemocratic, war-torn countries

Posted on February 18, 2018March 8, 2018 by Roger Brooking
New Zealand locks up more people per capita than most other western democracies. We now have a higher rate of imprisonment than 160 other countries... Read More

32 Kiwi academics opposed to new prison

Posted on February 23, 2018March 15, 2018 by Roger Brooking
We call on the government to stop the new prison at Waikeria. The proposal to spend a billion dollars on this venture is at odds with its explicit commitment to reduce prison numbers... Read More

The New Zealand media grossly exaggerates the level of crime in society

Posted on February 20, 2018March 30, 2018 by Roger Brooking
The selective and disproportionate media coverage of violent crime, when set alongside actual police statistics, raises questions of skewed reporting at a time when crime rates are falling.... Read More

Justice sector projections about prison growth are consistently wrong

Posted on February 15, 2018March 2, 2018 by Roger Brooking
In December 2016, the prison population hit 10,000 six years earlier than predicted. In February 2018, it reached 10,695. Officials say there are only 300 beds left in the system... Read More

If prisoners are released early, where will they go?

Posted on February 25, 2018March 2, 2018 by Roger Brooking
They will go where they have always gone - back where they came from. If they came from a supportive family, they will go back there. If they came from a dysfunctional family, they will likely go back... Read More

How Finland reduced its prison population by two thirds

Posted on February 20, 2018December 29, 2020 by Roger Brooking
Beginning in 1950, Finland managed to cut its imprisonment rate by 70% with no apparent effect on the crime rate. Finnish politicians agreed not to use ‘fear of crime’ as a populist theme... Read More

Will our communities still be safe if we let more prisoners out early?

Posted on February 20, 2018March 2, 2018 by Roger Brooking
In 2017, New Zealand was ranked as the second safest country in the world – and ranked first among English speaking countries. The crime rate has been dropping since 1995... Read More

The profile of a typical offender

Posted on March 3, 2018March 19, 2018 by admin
Those who commit crime and end up in the justice system are often marginalised from mainstream society long before their offending began. They are usually male, often of low intelligence, and addicted... Read More

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  • Tell the Government we don’t need another prison
  • Why does New Zealand lock up so many people?
  • Female prison population rising three times faster than males
  • We lock up more people than numerous corrupt, undemocratic, war-torn countries
  • Why the prison population needs to be cut in the next six years
  • 32 Kiwi academics opposed to new prison
  • The New Zealand media grossly exaggerates the level of crime in society
  • Justice sector projections about prison growth are consistently wrong
  • If prisoners are released early, where will they go?
  • Will our communities still be safe if we let more prisoners out early?
  • How Finland reduced its prison population by two thirds
  • Will our communities still be safe if we let more prisoners out early?
  • The profile of a typical offender
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