Document Actions
New Zealanders Visit Europe to Explore Possible Prison Reforms
Last modified 2007-12-05 23:51
From 30 January to 7 February, PF New Zealand executive director Kim Workman joined a governmental team on a fact finding trip to visit prisons in the UK, Finland, and the Netherlands. Organized by the New Zealand Minister of Corrections, the fact-finding team spoke with government and corrections officials, prison reformers, and community providers exploring alternative offender management models.
According to Kim, the trip’s focus was to set an agenda for prison reform in New Zealand that could include:
PF New Zealand has been vocal about the need stem the growing prison population and provide better alternatives for offender rehabilitation. Its national conference planned for May 2006 will take on these very topics. The conference -- Beyond Retribution- Advancing the Law and Order Debate -- proposes to engage criminal justice officials, policy officials, and community representatives in a discussion of
More information on PF New Zealand’s work
Kim Workman's Report
March 2006
- Rehabilitation
- Prisoner reintegration
- Prison conditions
- Work opportunities for prisoners
- Constructive activity in prison
- Strategies for reducing the level of imprisonment
PF New Zealand has been vocal about the need stem the growing prison population and provide better alternatives for offender rehabilitation. Its national conference planned for May 2006 will take on these very topics. The conference -- Beyond Retribution- Advancing the Law and Order Debate -- proposes to engage criminal justice officials, policy officials, and community representatives in a discussion of
- current sentencing and corrections practices
- alternatives to current policies by identifying ‘what works’ programming to better serve offenders, communities, and victims
- the role of the community in the criminal justice system
More information on PF New Zealand’s work
Kim Workman's Report
March 2006