Corrections

democracy and international relations

Greens call for compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe

The Green Party is calling for the compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe, a 77-year-old kaumātua on hunger strike at the Spring Hill Corrections Facility, after visiting him at the prison.“We are calling on the Minister of Corrections to urgently intervene when it comes to the safety and survival of Dean Wickliffe who is entering day nine of his hunger strike,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Corrections, Tamatha Paul. “People in prison are human beings and have rights. The Minister...

Posted at March 19, 2025 12:50 PM by Tamatha Paul

democracy and international relations

Govt must end solitary confinement

The Green Party is urging the Government to end the use of solitary confinement within our prisons after new research revealed some prisoners have been held in confinement for more than 900 days. “Solitary confinement is a barbaric breach of human rights that breaks a prisoner’s spirit and decreases the chance of successful rehabilitation,” says the Green Party Corrections spokesperson Tamatha Paul. “My proposed amendment to the Corrections Amendment Bill would remove this draconian form of punishment from our prisons, recognising...

Posted at August 27, 2024 1:36 PM by Tamatha Paul