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NZ Howard League Celebrates 18 Months Success In EBOP Driving Programme For Offenders
Friday, 13 March 2020, 1:43 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Over 250 offenders and ex-prisoners have been given a second chance with a driving programme in the Eastern Bay of Plenty helping people off the pathway to prison and into work. NZ Howard League for Penal Reform Operations Manager Jenny Michie says ... More >>
Prison conditions in decline - Howard League survey
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 10:18 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Today the Wellington Howard League releases the results of its fourth annual Wellington Howard League prison survey. The survey suggests a variation in the conditions experienced across prisons in New Zealand and an overall decline in most aspects surveyed. This ... More >>
Prisoners with no toilets at Auckland Prison
Friday, 22 February 2019, 10:29 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League for Penal Reform has been alerted by a prisoner to a situation at Auckland Prison where prisoners, who are locked in the day room, have no access to toilet facilities. A prisoner from Auckland Prison has written to the Howard League ... More >>
International Support for Penal Reform in NZ
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 9:06 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Yesterday (9am-12.30pm Geneva time 21 January), New Zealand underwent a United Nations review of its human rights. This was the third time that New Zealand has had its human rights reviewed in this way, the previous times being in January 2014 and May ... More >>
Has your MP been in prison?
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 7:35 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Has your MP been in prison? MEDIA RELEASE Wellington Howard League, Wednesday 16 January 2019 In November 2018 the Wellington Howard League surveyed all Members of Parliament regarding whether or not they had visited a New Zealand prison. "The ... More >>
Offenders straighten up with specialised driving programme
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 3:42 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Over 200 offenders and ex-prisoners have been given a second chance with a driving programme in Waitakere aimed at helping young people off the pathway to prison and a life of crime. More >>
Rimutaka prisoners passing out in unventilated cells
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 5:36 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Extreme temperatures in the container cells in Rimutaka Prison have led to numerous calls from prisoners and their whanau to the Howard League. The cells are very small for two men and only have little holes in them to get air in. More >>
Offenders straighten up with new driving programme
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 8:45 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Over 115 offenders and ex-prisoners have been given a second chance with a new driving programme in Whangarei aimed at helping young people off the pathway to prison and a life of crime. NZ Howard League for Penal Reform CEO Mike Williams says the programme, ... More >>
Prison performance questionnaire results – 2017
Friday, 8 September 2017, 5:24 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
In April 2017, we sent our members in prison our annual prison performance questionnaire. The results are summarised below. Like last year, the results are disappointing, and starkly different from those released by the Department of Corrections. More >>
Care of terminally ill prisoners not good enough
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 12:20 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League is calling on the Department of Corrections to fix its treatment of terminally ill prisoners. It is a fundamental human right and a requirement under the Corrections Act that prisoners receive the same medical care as members of the ... More >>
Howard League applauds the finding of the Supreme Court
Friday, 23 September 2016, 9:55 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Over the years we have had many letters from prisoners concerned that their release dates have been incorrectly calculated says Howard League spokesperson Jane Maltby. Up until now Corrections have always refused to budge on the calculations. This finding ... More >>
Springhill Petition – Prisoners plea
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 9:50 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League has received a petition from over a hundred prisoners at Springhill prison. It asks that their visiting times with their children be returned to two hours. Springhill has cut the visits from two hours down to one. This is totally ... More >>
Wellington on a plate – prisoners missing out
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 4:55 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League has concerns for the prisoners who have been removed from either cooking or serving at this year’s Wellington on a plate evenings at Rimutaka prison, following the escape of Phillip Smith. More >>
Howard League demands full inquiry into Serco fiasco
Monday, 27 July 2015, 11:25 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The events coming to light from the Serco run Mt Eden are outrageous says Howard League Patron Nigel Hampton QC. The Howard League believes that it is wrong to profit from the removal of people’s liberty and that there must be an end to the privatization ... More >>
“He shares a responsibility for the death"
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 7:32 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Says Coroner Crerar, of each Corrections Officer who failed to rouse Mr Davis, as they were instructed. This is from the damning report into the death of Jai Davis at Otago Corrections Facility, which was released today. More >>
Prisoners Petition for a stop to inhumane conditions
Friday, 24 April 2015, 9:37 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
Early this week the Howard League received a petition from prisoners at Springhill. These prisoners are all low security and were moved from Rangipo prison, to a high security unit at Springhill prison, without any notice, in the middle of February. More >>
Gross Negligence okay if you work for Corrections
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:44 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League is shocked to learn today of the decision by Police not to prosecute anyone at Corrections for the death of Jai Davis. More >>
Written warning for prison death completely unacceptable
Monday, 8 December 2014, 10:03 am | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The inquest this week into the death of Jai Davis in Otago Correctional Facility has revealed a string of serious negligence on the part of staff at the prison. Staff knew that he had concealed drugs on him and yet just left him in an at risk cell ... More >>
Taonga Ban Racist, says Howard League
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 12:27 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The proposed taonga ban announced yesterday by Corrections is completely unacceptable says Howard League spokesperson, Madeleine Rose. When Muslim prayer mats are allowed and Jewish Yarmulke’s allowed, to deny Maori their Taonga can only been seen as ... More >>
Howard League: Political Candidate Survey Results
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:30 pm | The Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League undertook a snapshot ‘prison survey’ to establish the views and knowledge of political candidates in the 2014 NZ election. More >>
