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Half of all inmates in our prisons are now engaged in employment or training, Corrections Minister Phil Goff said today.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Two Government announcements today will step up the pressure on organised criminal gangs, Police and Justice Minister Annette King and Corrections Minister Phil Goff said today.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff said that intelligence work by Corrections staff working closely with Police and other agencies will continue to have an important role in fighting crime.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
A new combined drug and special treatment unit for prisoners at Spring Hill Prison in north Waikato is expected to significantly reduce re-offending, Corrections Minister Phil Goff said today.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today launched a new programme in prisons which involves inmates helping train mobility dogs to help people in the community.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today launched a new prisoner employment partnership between the Department of Corrections and Canon New Zealand.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff said today that cellphone blocking being implemented in New Zealand prisons is a major step forward that will stop prisoners committing further offences while behind
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Acting Minister of Police Phil Goff said: "Our hearts go out to the family of Sergeant Derek Wootton, the police officer who died in the line of duty, and to his friends and his colleagues in
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
A new building construction yard at Spring Hill Prison will see prisoners refurbishing state houses for families in need while learning new skills, Corrections Minister Phil Goff and Housing Minist
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Minister of Corrections and Acting Minister of Police Phil Goff has welcomed the release of the ministerial inquiry into the death of Debbie Ashton and endorsed its recommendations.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Budget 2008 provides a range of initiatives across the wider justice sector to strengthen the justice system and ensure that New Zealanders live in safe and responsive communities.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff welcomed the release today of a new Department of Corrections publication providing information on offenders within the Corrections system.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today welcomed an inquiry by the Law and Order select committee into the Corrections Department.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today released figures showing the number of people prosecuted for drug possession in prison has increased by nearly 36 per cent since 2003.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
A new partnership between the Corrections Department and Housing New Zealand will see prisoners learning building trade skills while refurbishing relocated state houses, Corrections Minister Phil G
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today opened a new special treatment unit for high- risk offenders at Waikeria Prison and announced a new community based programme, both aimed at tackling the cause
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the findings of an independent investigation into allegations of corruption at Rimutaka Prison.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today introduced a Corrections Amendment Bill which he says will further assist prisons’ crackdown on drug use, and eliminate illicit use of cellphones in prison.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
The first group of prisoners have graduated from Hawkes Bay Prison’s new drug treatment unit, Corrections Minister Phil Goff said.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections
Corrections is a tough portfolio and has been problematic for successive governments over time, Corrections Minister Phil Goff said today.
- Phil Goff
- Corrections