Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor should tell the public the extent of security issues at New Zealand's prisons in the light of the report into Christchurch Men's Prison. |
It's almost bizarre that the Corrections Department, itself an arm of the government, didn't factor in the extra costs from changes to the Holiday' Act. |
It's just like Con Air. |
Movies rated 'R' are supposed to be banned, yet there are hundreds of them on the list. |
National has been saying for some time that the parole system lacks credibility and is not working. |
There are some pretty rotten things going on in our prisons. We've seen prisoners sleeping in vans, a big increase in smuggling contraband into prisons, we've heard the suggestion that criminals should be prison guards, seen budgets blown and prisoners accessing violent movies. |
They should not be compromised just so the Government can trumpet about police numbers. |