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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.

Speech to Te waka no nga hau e wha – Restorative Justice hui; Onehunga Community House, Auckland; Friday 23 November 2001; 11.00am.

Mihi

E nga rangatira me nga iwi,
Te iti, te rahi, te katoa
Tena koutou

“’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.

INTRO

This is the first time I have addressed the psychological service staff as a group, although I have come across some of you individually in my role as Minister of Corrections.

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.

Speech to the Salvation Army Court and Prison Conference
(Trentham
Wellington)

INTRO

I am honoured to speak to your conference today.

Opening address to the Schizophrenia Fellowship Conference
Novotel Tainui Hotel, Hamilton

It's a sad commentary on where we have come to, that the Minister of Corrections is here to open your conference.

"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.

When I talk to people at public meetings I compare these two statistics that I think will particularly interest you here tonight.

The average cost of imprisonment for each inmate per year is $52,738.

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.

In the first few weeks of this government, National and Act were new to opposition.

They saw fit to accuse me of planning to let violent thugs out of prison with a cup of warm milk and a cuddle.

Shame on them.

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.

Regional prison brings 250 new jobs

Two hundred and fifty new jobs will be created from the decision to make a site five kilometres south of Meremere the preferred site for a new South Auckland corrections facility for men.

The following principles have been adopted to make decisions about the

Fees for many Disputes Tribunal hearings will fall, while many District