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Basic rights under threat as remand facilities overstretched
Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 1:55 pm | JustSpeak
Auckland remand facilities are being stretched beyond capacity and defendants are being held in inappropriate circumstances due to a well-meaning but poorly executed legislative change. More >>
Open Letter from JustSpeak to New Justice Sector Ministers
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:46 pm | JustSpeak
Congratulations from all of us here at JustSpeak on your appointment at the helm of Aotearoa’s justice sector. More >>
How We Can Improve New Zealand’s Prison System
Friday, 13 June 2014, 3:47 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak is thrilled to announce the launch Unlocking Prisons, a comprehensive, research-based report into how New Zealand can improve its prison system. More >>
JustSpeak to Launch in Christchurch on 28 May
Friday, 23 May 2014, 12:23 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak will officially launch in Christchurch next week on Wednesday 28 May with a forum asking the question: Who Are Our Prisoners? JustSpeak is a non-partisan network of young people speaking up for a new generation of thinkers who want a safer, fairer, ... More >>
ACT’s proposal to further three-strikes policy short-sighted
Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 1:22 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak is calling out the ACT Party’s extension of the three-strikes policy as knee-jerk punitivism, political populism and based on a culture of fear, rather than evidence. More >>
JustSpeak concerned about transgender imprisonment
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 3:26 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak is concerned about the abuse of the rights of transgender offenders sentenced to imprisonment in New Zealand prisons. More >>
JustSpeak Congratulates Minister Paula Bennett’s Courage
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 3:32 pm | JustSpeak
Today it was announced that the Government would take Child Harm Prevention Orders off the table. JustSpeak wishes to congratulate Minister Bennett for taking this positive, courageous step. However, we note that the Minister has announced the Government’s ... More >>
Youth Crime Action Plan lacks ambition in key areas
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 5:37 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak welcomes the release of the Government’s new Youth Crime Action Plan. “In the Youth Crime Action Plan, the Government has rejected a ‘tough on crime’ approach, and opted for policy that is ‘smart on crime.’ JustSpeak welcomes this ... More >>
Including 17-year-olds in Youth Justice System a Strong Investment
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 1:11 pm | JustSpeak
Documents released to JustSpeak today under the Official Information Act show that government agencies have costed raising the youth court age to 17 at a maximum of $66.1m a year. JustSpeak spokesperson Danielle Kelly says, “This would be a great ... More >>
JustSpeak calls for youth justice system to include 17y/o
Sunday, 14 July 2013, 6:14 pm | JustSpeak
Today JustSpeak launched an open letter to Prime Minister John Key and justice sector Ministers Judith Collins, Anne Tolley and Chester Borrows calling for the youth justice system to include 17-year-olds. More >>
JustSpeak shows youth crime at record low
Monday, 1 July 2013, 11:46 am | JustSpeak
Today JustSpeak releases a graph clearly showing youth crime has never been lower in recent memory. JustSpeak’s online report, using the latest Statistics New Zealand data show that the youth apprehension rate has dropped 35% since 1994. More >>
JustSpeak Reveals Highly Variable Youth Prosecution Decision
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:41 pm | JustSpeak
Today JustSpeak releases a report showing considerable variation in youth prosecution decisions among Police districts around the country. In 2012, Waikato had the lowest rate of youth prosecution, at 15%, while Canterbury had double this rate, at 30%. ... More >>
JustSpeak Congratulates Wgtn’s Low Youth Prosecution Rates
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:04 pm | JustSpeak
Today JustSpeak releases a report showing Wellington has low rates of youth prosecution decisions, persistently tending lower than the national rate for the past 19 years. More >>
Budget ‘a small step in the right direction’ – JustSpeak
Friday, 17 May 2013, 2:09 pm | JustSpeak
JustSpeak welcomes the increase in funding to restorative justice services and support for prisoners leaving prison as a small step in the right direction. “We support restorative justice as a more meaningful and less polarised way of addressing the ... More >>
Police pursuit policy in need of urgent review
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 5:21 pm | JustSpeak
In the wake of a spate of police chases which have resulted in a needless loss of life, JustSpeak calls for the police pursuit policy to be revisited. More >>
Unlocking Prisons series to challenge reliance on prisons
Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:59 am | JustSpeak
15 April 2013 For immediate release Unlocking Prisons series to challenge New Zealand’s reliance on prisons A three-part series of panel discussions with leading academics, politicians, legal practitioners, former prisoners and community advocates seeks ... More >>
JustSpeak Exposes Variation in Youth Prosecution Rates
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 1:16 pm | JustSpeak
“Today JustSpeak releases an infographic showing the rate of young people being prosecuted for various crimes. JustSpeak asks ‘please explain’ to the Government, and will be looking closely at how it plans to address these statistics in the Government’s ... More >>
What is the Cost of our Reliance on Imprisonment?
Monday, 8 April 2013, 12:09 pm | JustSpeak
A panel discussion on: 'Unlocking Prisons: What is the Cost of our Reliance on Imprisonment?' More >>
Name suppression protects victims and family members
Monday, 8 April 2013, 10:24 am | JustSpeak
The Human Rights Commission has been facing criticism for their decision to prosecute the Sensible Sentencing Trust for publicising personal details of an individual convicted of sexual assault against two children. More >>
Unlocking Prisons series to challenge NZ reliance on prisons
Friday, 5 April 2013, 1:28 pm | JustSpeak
An upcoming three-part series of panel discussions with leading academics, politicians, legal practitioners, former prisoners and community advocates seeks to challenge New Zealand’s over-reliance on imprisonment. More >>
