‘Chaotic, sometimes dangerous places’ – why successful rehab for prisoners on remand will be hard to achieve

‘Chaotic, sometimes dangerous places’ – why successful rehab for prisoners on remand will be hard to achieve

Getty ImagesLast week’s budget allocated NZ$472 million in new funding to deal with a growing prison population caused by greater use of prison remand and proposals to increase prison sentence lengths. The new funding comes on top of $78 million provided in the 2024 budget to extend rehabilitation to remand prisoners, enabled by an amendment to the Corrections Act late last year. The question is, will any of this make New Zealanders safer? Overa…