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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 >>
Police Admit Top Cop Lied To Pandemic Response Committee
Monday, 11 May 2020, 1:11 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
The New Zealand Police have admitted in an Official Information Act request that the outgoing Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, lied to the Pandemic Response Committee in his response to a question about racial discrimination by police. In the April ... More >>
Third Shooting By Police Shows Armed Patrols Dangerous
Monday, 20 April 2020, 3:24 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
For the third time since the Police trial of Armed Response Teams began, officers have shot and killed a member of the public. The controversial trial has seen squad cars of officers armed with automatic rifles put on patrol in communities around ... More >>
Armed Police Reveal Prompts National Day Of Action
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 1:05 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Community organisations are rallying nationwide after data revealed police Armed Response Teams were primarily being used for routine policing, says People Against Prisons Aotearoa press spokesperson Emilie Rākete. The controversial teams were ... More >>
Police Killing Proves Armed Patrols Dangerous
Friday, 6 December 2019, 9:20 am | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Police Killing of Suicidal Man Proves Armed Patrols Dangerous The shooting of a suicidal man in Southland shows that police armament is dangerous, says criminal justice group People Against Prisons Aotearoa. The shooting comes just over a month into the controversial trial of heavily armed police teams in 3 regions ... More >>
