Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 24, 2020 2:33:44 GMT 12
MENG FOON DRIVES PROPOSAL FOR MĀORI-RUN PRISONS
The Race Relations Commissioner is pushing for prisons to be run by iwi and is looking specifically at Mangaroa Prison in Hawke's Bay.
Meng Foon said the idea was a "conversation that is being promoted by [him]", and he has been reaching out to iwi, speaking with stakeholders, and was lining up a meeting with Corrections to discuss the idea.
He said the way prisons were run was not effective for Māori and there needed to be a paradigm shift towards community-based solutions away from government-led ones.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/429012/meng-foon-drives-proposal-for-maori-run-prisons
The Race Relations Commissioner is pushing for prisons to be run by iwi and is looking specifically at Mangaroa Prison in Hawke's Bay.
Meng Foon said the idea was a "conversation that is being promoted by [him]", and he has been reaching out to iwi, speaking with stakeholders, and was lining up a meeting with Corrections to discuss the idea.
He said the way prisons were run was not effective for Māori and there needed to be a paradigm shift towards community-based solutions away from government-led ones.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/429012/meng-foon-drives-proposal-for-maori-run-prisons