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“A Waiting Room for Danger – Our Remand Crisis”

Listen to Newsroom's podcast, the Detail, regarding New Zealand's remand crisis. About 40% of our prison population are people on remand. These are people who are awaiting trial, or have...

Poor communication between Corrections and MSD put prisoners at risk

Advocates say that a shocking lack of communication between the Ministry of Social Development and Corrections is putting former prisoners at high risk of reoffending. Former inmates say they struggle...

Justice system called “fundamentally racist”

A new study has shown police are almost twice as likely to send a first-time Māori offender to court, than a Pākehā. "This illustrates the essence of what research has...

He Waka Roimata – Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora/Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group...

Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora/Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group report – He Waka Roimata, published in 2019 - shares reflections on conversations and submissions Te Uepū received from...

JustSpeak report – “Unlocking Prisons – How we can improve New Zealand’s prison system”

“Unlocking Prisons – How we can improve New Zealand’s prison system” JustSpeak report, 2014 JustSpeak's report from 2014 outlines the changes required to improve our criminal justice system and invest...