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Department Of Corrections Failing Young People In Prison
Friday, 6 December 2024, 5:47 pm | Amanda Hill
There is a critical opportunity for Corrections to intervene in the lives of youth prisoners and turn them around. By not doing that, the State is not only failing these young people that desperately need help, but also failing in their obligations ... More >>
Inspectorate Report Shows Wide-ranging Unlawful Solitary Confinement
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:58 pm | Amanda Hill
Joint statement from Amanda Hill and Emma Priest. The Inspectorate’s report on the denial of minimum entitlements in the three high security units at Auckland Prison paints a grim picture of our prison system. Corrections has failed to provide the ... More >>
High Court Warns Corrections That Prisoner Release ‘May Need To Be Considered’ If Staffing Crisis Isn’t Resolved
Friday, 15 December 2023, 2:15 pm | Amanda Hill
High Court Warns Corrections That Prisoner Release ‘May Need To Be Considered’ If Staffing Crisis Isn’t Resolved; Orders Corrections To Reverse Its Unlawful Decisions For The Women Of Arohata 1. The High Court has today issued its judgment setting ... More >>
Injunction Declined For Arohata Women
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 6:16 am | Amanda Hill
20 September An urgent application for an injunction to prevent almost all sentenced women prisoners being transferred out of Arohata Prison to other centres was heard this afternoon. The transfer would have the effect of removing key rehabilitation ... More >>