NZ prison numbers projected to spike under tougher crime laws - see the numbers

Prison population projected to boom over next decade

Official figures now forecast a 4000-person, or 36%, increase in prisoners by 2035.

NZ prison numbers projected to spike under tougher crime laws - see the numbers

The coalition Government’s laws targeting repeat offenders and sentence reform will cause the prison population to rise by more than 30% in the next decade,...