Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 23, 2020 4:03:28 GMT 12
PRISON DOORS OPEN SLOWER FOR MĀORI
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says while the number of Māori in prison have gone down, their percentage of the prison population has gone up
But he says non-Māori are being released from prison at a slightly faster rate than Māori, which is still an area that still needs work.
"Our strategy has an entire focus on the Māori world view and our Māori pathways we are getting up and running in Hawke's Bay Prison and Ngāwhā Prison, the involvement of whānau and communities in rehabilitation, all of things over time will hopefully start to make a difference in both percentage as well as the numbers of Māori in prison," Mr Davis says.......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjQ4MDQ/Paakiwaha/Prison-doors-open-slower-for-M%C4%81ori
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says while the number of Māori in prison have gone down, their percentage of the prison population has gone up
But he says non-Māori are being released from prison at a slightly faster rate than Māori, which is still an area that still needs work.
"Our strategy has an entire focus on the Māori world view and our Māori pathways we are getting up and running in Hawke's Bay Prison and Ngāwhā Prison, the involvement of whānau and communities in rehabilitation, all of things over time will hopefully start to make a difference in both percentage as well as the numbers of Māori in prison," Mr Davis says.......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjQ4MDQ/Paakiwaha/Prison-doors-open-slower-for-M%C4%81ori