Corrections Minister has 'concerns' about treatment of female prisoners

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Corrections Minister has 'concerns' about treatment of female prisoners

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The Corrections Minister is taking aim at his department, over its failure to answer, in court, accusations of "brutal and inhumane" treatment of inmates at Auckland Women's prison. The claims were aired during an arson trial for one of the women, Mihi Bassett, who'll be sentenced later this morning. The judge was highly critical of the treatment of some inmates, as well as the failure of Corrections to front anyone to properly answer the raft of serious allegations, which included unreason...

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22 March 2021

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Morning Report

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018788452/corrections-minister-has...

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