Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 19, 2019 16:51:33 GMT 12
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY TO BREAK 'DEVASTATING' CYCLE OF MĀORI REOFFENDING
The Government announced a new strategy today intended to break the cycle of Māori reoffending and imprisonment.
The announcement comes after this year’s Wellbeing Budget announcement in May, during which the Government allocated $98 million to change the way the Department of Corrections operates in regards to Māori reoffending and imprisonment.
Incorporating a Te Ao Māori worldview and greater connectedness with whānau are key elements of Hōkai Rangi.
"Right now, we are prioritising the delivery of a deputy chief executive – Māori, a new role to ensure a dedicated Māori voice at the top table.
"We are actively partnering with iwi. Wherever there is a prison, my expectation is there will be a strong partnership with mana whenua......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/government-launches-new-strategy-break-devastating-cycle-m-ori-reoffending
NEW CORRECTIONS MĀORI STRATEGY: PRISON SHOULD NOT TRAUMATISE INMATES MORE THAN LOSS OF LIBERTY
He said Hōkai Rangi, which was designed alongside Māori, would focus on turning around prisoners' lives with the help of whānau and iwi, and not traumatising them beyond the loss of liberty.
Planned initiatives include:
• A partnership between Kiingitanga and Housing NZ for housing and support services for 24 Māori women on release.
• A whānau-centred approach to help gang members, with a focus on preventing family violence
• A kaupapa Māori facility at Northland Prison, and Whānau Ora navigators at that prison and at Hawke's Bay Prison
• Special treatment units for Māori men, women and youth at risk of high reoffending
• A 100-bed mental health facility at Waikeria Prison with a Māori model of care
The Government wants to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent by 2033, and Davis said it would be reasonable to expect Hōkai Rangi to reduce the muster by 10 per cent by 2024.
"The biggest change is the idea we are now going to treat the person and not just their crime."....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12259660
The Government announced a new strategy today intended to break the cycle of Māori reoffending and imprisonment.
The announcement comes after this year’s Wellbeing Budget announcement in May, during which the Government allocated $98 million to change the way the Department of Corrections operates in regards to Māori reoffending and imprisonment.
Incorporating a Te Ao Māori worldview and greater connectedness with whānau are key elements of Hōkai Rangi.
"Right now, we are prioritising the delivery of a deputy chief executive – Māori, a new role to ensure a dedicated Māori voice at the top table.
"We are actively partnering with iwi. Wherever there is a prison, my expectation is there will be a strong partnership with mana whenua......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/government-launches-new-strategy-break-devastating-cycle-m-ori-reoffending
NEW CORRECTIONS MĀORI STRATEGY: PRISON SHOULD NOT TRAUMATISE INMATES MORE THAN LOSS OF LIBERTY
He said Hōkai Rangi, which was designed alongside Māori, would focus on turning around prisoners' lives with the help of whānau and iwi, and not traumatising them beyond the loss of liberty.
Planned initiatives include:
• A partnership between Kiingitanga and Housing NZ for housing and support services for 24 Māori women on release.
• A whānau-centred approach to help gang members, with a focus on preventing family violence
• A kaupapa Māori facility at Northland Prison, and Whānau Ora navigators at that prison and at Hawke's Bay Prison
• Special treatment units for Māori men, women and youth at risk of high reoffending
• A 100-bed mental health facility at Waikeria Prison with a Māori model of care
The Government wants to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent by 2033, and Davis said it would be reasonable to expect Hōkai Rangi to reduce the muster by 10 per cent by 2024.
"The biggest change is the idea we are now going to treat the person and not just their crime."....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12259660