Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 11, 2019 17:21:56 GMT 12
$98 MILLION MĀORI PATHWAY CREATED TO BREAK REOFFENDING CYCLE IN NORTHLAND, HAWKE'S BAY PRISONS
A whānau-centered pathway to tackle Māori reoffending rates will be introduced at Northland and Hawke's Bay prisons, the Government has announced.
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said the $98 million investment from the 'Wellbeing Budget' was a "major first step" to breaking the cycle of Māori reoffending and imprisonment by changing the way Corrections operated.
"We are acknowledging that our system does not work for the majority of Māori," Davis said......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/112613282/98-million-mori-pathway-created-to-break-reoffending-cycle-in-northland-hawkes-bay-prisons
A whānau-centered pathway to tackle Māori reoffending rates will be introduced at Northland and Hawke's Bay prisons, the Government has announced.
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said the $98 million investment from the 'Wellbeing Budget' was a "major first step" to breaking the cycle of Māori reoffending and imprisonment by changing the way Corrections operated.
"We are acknowledging that our system does not work for the majority of Māori," Davis said......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/112613282/98-million-mori-pathway-created-to-break-reoffending-cycle-in-northland-hawkes-bay-prisons