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Community Groups, Academics Slam Budget Spending On Prisons

Thursday, 30 May 2024, 3:13 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

“Spending on prisons shows exactly why 2024 is the Backwards Budget. The Department of Corrections was given 600% more money than last year to spend on prison cells, meanwhile spending on rehabilitation went up by less than 0.7%,” said the group’s ... More >>

Greens Justice Spokesperson Tamatha Paul To Join Protest Against Waikeria ‘Megaprison’ At Mount Eden Prison

Friday, 24 May 2024, 2:52 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

The community group People Against Prisons Aotearoa is holding a protest against mass incarceration tomorrow against the Government’s proposed expansion of Waikeria prison. More >>

Greens Justice Spokesperson, Academics To Protest Megaprison

Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 11:09 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

WHAT: Prison abolitionist community group People Against Prisons Aotearoa has called for a demonstration to protest the Government’s announcement of a $1.9 billion megaprison in Waikeria. The protest will call for the Government to cancel the prison ... More >>

Auckland Criminologist Attacks Government’s “Megaprison” Announcement

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:31 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

University of Auckland criminology lecturer and press spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa, Emmy Rākete says the Government’s announcement of $1.9 billion for prison construction will do more harm than good. Rākete says the move will only ... More >>

Auckland University Criminologist Slams ‘Racist’ Three Strikes Law

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:40 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

“Three Strikes is a dead-end policy proposed by a dead-end government. The Three Strikes law ignores the causes of crime, instead just brutalising people already crushed by the cost of living.” More >>

Leading Justice Campaign Group Calls For End To ‘Tough On Crime’ “Posturing”

Saturday, 8 July 2023, 5:36 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

A leading justice advocacy organisation is launching a campaign today, calling for an end to ‘tough on crime’ “posturing” and advocating for a more “responsible approach”. People Against Prisons Aotearoa, which led a successful ‘Arms Down’ ... More >>

Government Approach To Covid In Prisons Not Enough, Endangers Vulnerable People - Advocacy Groups

Monday, 28 February 2022, 5:25 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) has today sent out a joint letter with JustSpeak and Amnesty International setting out steps to address what the group describes as failures and shortcomings in the Government approach to mitigating ... More >>

Police’s New Tactical Response Model Will “Endanger Communities” And “End Lives” - Community Voices And Advocacy Group

Thursday, 14 October 2021, 7:36 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) set out a series of failings and dangers in the police’s new ‘Tactical Response Model’, in a letter to the police sent today, which contains powerful community voices opposed to an armed approach ... More >>

PAPA Statement On Tactical Response Model

Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 5:12 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA) is concerned about the Police’s announcement of its new Tactical Response Model (TRM). The TRM would see 200 more officers with Armed Offender Squad training. According to Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, these ... More >>

Peaceful Prison Protests Halt Family-destroying Transfers

Thursday, 5 August 2021, 10:33 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Prisoners in Christchurch Men’s Prisons undertook two acts of peaceful protest last month, successfully pausing controversial plans for mass transfers. The transfers, which would have violated a section of the Corrections Act requiring the Department ... More >>

Police Kill 50 New Zealanders In 5 Years

Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 12:04 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Police data shows that they have killed 37 people by initiating high-speed car chases and killed a further 13 people by shooting them, say community group People Against Prisons Aotearoa. The data comes as the Police Association renews calls for police ... More >>

Corrections Minister Repeating Broken Promises, Say Justice Advocates

Monday, 22 March 2021, 5:20 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Minister of Corrections Kelvin Davis has issued a directive to senior Corrections staff in the aftermath of the Mihi Bassett torture case. People Against Prisons Aotearoa says the Minister is repeating the same promises he made to Māori in 2019, and subsequently ... More >>

Corrections Minister’s Comments Emerge Supporting Prisoner Uprising

Thursday, 25 February 2021, 12:19 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Comments made in 2015 by Minister of Corrections Kelvin Davis have emerged in which the MP supports detained New Zealanders who had seized control of Australia’s Christmas Island prison camp, saying their concerns were legitimate. Speaking to Radio New ... More >>

Corrections Minister Deflecting Torture Criticism Say Prisoner Advocates

Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 11:40 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Prisoner advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa says it’s confused as to why Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis alleged its newsletter was inciting riots. Responding to the allegations made yesterday during oral question time in Parliament, ... More >>

Corrections Minister Misrepresented Prison Newsletter Say Prisoner Advocates

Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 6:23 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Prisoner advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa says it’s confused as to why Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis alleged its newsletter was inciting riots. Responding to the allegations made during oral question time in Parliament, the group’s ... More >>

Statement From The Waikeria Uprising Whānau

Sunday, 3 January 2021, 5:42 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Attributed to the whānau members of the Waikeria Uprising protesters. We are so happy to know that our loved ones and whānau members protesting in Waikeria prison were able to surrender safely today. We would like to reiterate the concerns our ... More >>

Corrections Acknowledges Complaints Process Dysfunctional In Waikeria

Sunday, 3 January 2021, 3:43 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

At a press conference tonight Corrections Chief Executive Jeremy Lightfoot acknowledged that successive Ombudsman reports found prisoners did not have access to the complaints process. Prison abolitionist group People Against Prisons Aotearoa, who have been ... More >>

Prisoner Advocates Back Report’s Call For Human Rights Inquiry

Thursday, 10 December 2020, 8:17 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Prisoner rights organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa says that the Human Rights Commission's follow up report into seclusion and restraint shows a worsening pattern of long terms in solitary isolation and increased use of restraints. The ... More >>

Police Homicide Confirms Fears Of Armed Police Patrols

Thursday, 4 June 2020, 11:59 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

The charging of three officers of the Central Police District with homicide confirms community fears of police violence. The announcement of the charges comes as the United States of America is crippled by nationwide protests against the murder of ... More >>

Secret Police Surveillance Programme Violates Privacy Of All New Zealanders

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 1:08 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa

A secret trial of facial recognition artificial intelligence by New Zealand Police has violated the privacy of the country, say criminal justice advocates. The trial began without the knowledge of either top cops or the Privacy Commissioner, which ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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