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Under new legislation sentencing judges, Parole Boards and Probation Officers will have more tools at their disposal to keep the public safe, says Minister of Corrections, Matt Robson.

“’Early intervention works best, costs less’: New Zealand can lead the world in crime prevention if we follow this simple motto,” Corrections Minister Matt Robson said at a Safer Communities Forum tonight in Christchurch.

Another piece in the jigsaw of an effective prison system is in place after Minister of Corrections Matt Robson launched the Straight for Work guidebook today.

The booklet gives practical advice on switching from crime to work.

16 October 2001 Embargoed until 8pmMedia Statement

"Because of the work that you do, there are people going about their daily lives today who could have been victims of crime, but are not," Corrections Minister Matt Robson told the Psychological Service Conference in Rotorua tonight.

The Government is addressing the changes needed to detain serious violent offenders like Taffy Hotene through its Sentencing Reform Project, says Minister of Corrections Matt Robson.

"I have requested by letter that the Minister of Defence step in and allow the armed forces to assist with the running of our prisons during the CANZ dispute," says Minister of Corrections Matt Robson.

Ministers today confirmed that the best offer available to Corrections Association of New Zealand (CANZ) is already on the table. This offer has already been accepted by the PSA and other staff.

The target to reduce the number of positive random drug tests to 20 percent over the past year has been achieved, says Matt Robson Minister of Corrections.

Dunedin's old-style slop-bucket prison built in 1895 will close and be replaced with a modern regional facility, Minister of Corrections Matt Robson announced today.

The Minister of Corrections, Matt Robson, and the Minister of State Services, Trevor Mallard, today confirmed that the Government will take all necessary steps to ensure the security of prisons if industrial action occurs.

"We're on the right track. We must intervene early and effectively to prevent less serious offenders today, becoming the hard core criminals of tomorrow.

"We're on the right track. We must intervene early and effectively to prevent less serious offenders today, becoming the hard core criminals of tomorrow.

A new Maori focus prison unit at Waikeria will help to reduce re-offending by Maori inmates, Corrections Minister matt Robson predicted today.

A new youth unit at Christchurch Prison will mean that fewer young prison inmates will go on to a life of crime, Corrections Minister Matt Robson predicted at the opening of the unit today.

Making teenagers safer in prison and reducing re-offending…

Corrections Minister Matt Robson will open a new specialist youth unit at Christchurch Prison tomorrow.

The Government is planning for more prisoners, and launching new programmes to reduce the level of re-offending after release.

Justice Minister Phil Goff and Corrections Minister Matt Robson today announced an extra $22 million as the first instalment for reforms to ensure the public will be better protected from dangerous offenders.

24 May 2001

Improving security for New Zealanders

The Government is planning for more prisoners, and launching new programmes to reduce the level of re-offending after release.

The Government is planning for more prisoners, and launching new programmes to reduce the level of re-offending after release.

They opened new prisons and set up a system for running them in a devastated country.

The Act Party has used taxpayer funds to promise to remove cell-phones from prisons, when they are already strictly prohibited.

Both the Health Minister Annette King and Corrections Minister Matt Robson welcomed the release today by the Ministry of the Health of the review of forensic mental health services.

The Department of Corrections will appeal the denial of resource consents for earthworks for the planned Northland Region Corrections Facility near Ngawha, says Minister of Corrections Matt Robson.