Wednesday, December 14, 2005

[New Zealdand] Ombudsmen's Investigation of Department of Corrections in Relation to the Detention and Treatment of Prisoners / DEC 2005

PDF - http://www.ombudsmen.govt.nz/download%20Misc/Ombudsmen%20Report%20Corrections%20Own%20Motion%202005.pdf
"Prison rehab failings 'cast long shadow'. The lack of employment and vocational programmes in prisons casts a "long shadow" over the work of Corrections, says a highly critical Ombudsmen's report into the department. This is despite the fact that ensuring inmates have meaningful work or training is key to reducing re-offending, one of the department's primary goals. "