Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 11, 2017 17:29:07 GMT 12
UP TO 87 PERCENT OF PRISONERS UNEMPLOYED BEFORE PRISON
An Official Information Act response to No Pride in Prisons states that up to 87 percent of New Zealand’s prisoners were unemployed immediately before their imprisonment.
“Prisons ultimately fail to address crime and social harm. Instead, they lock up the poorest and most vulnerable members of the population, the majority of whom are Māori.”.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1708/S00241/up-to-87-percent-of-prisoners-unemployed-before-prison.htm
An Official Information Act response to No Pride in Prisons states that up to 87 percent of New Zealand’s prisoners were unemployed immediately before their imprisonment.
“Prisons ultimately fail to address crime and social harm. Instead, they lock up the poorest and most vulnerable members of the population, the majority of whom are Māori.”.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1708/S00241/up-to-87-percent-of-prisoners-unemployed-before-prison.htm