A High Court judge has warned the chief executive of the Department of Corrections he could face contempt of court proceedings if prisoners are not guaranteed at least one hour out of their cells each day, as required by law.
Justice Jason McHerron found inmates at Auckland Prison were being denied the minimum daily exercise entitlement and held Corrections boss Jeremy Lightfoot personally accountable for compliance.
Corrections argued staffing and safety constraints limited unlocks, but the court rejected that justification, prompting the department to boost staffing and adjust operations.
The ruling follows years of criticism from oversight bodies and comes as 69 prisoners pursue a broader legal claim against the Attorney-General, due to be heard in 2027.
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Treating people inhumanely makes them more correct. The whole system is evil and broken.
Here the thing. Almost all prisoners are released back into the population. Can you imagine someone who was kept in a cell 24/7 ? Living close by?
Exactly. This kind of mistreatment, drives people insane. Look at what happens to other animals, locked in cages, for extended periods. The whole system is dated and inhumane.
Check out Brubaker…true story!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guXXGoiAp4A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHaFZNroO1U
Those in prison are sub- human apparently. In the name of social justice it seems.
In New Zealand, all prisoners are eventually released back into the community. If a prisoner is subjected to poor treatment—such as physical abuse, prolonged isolation, inadequate nutrition, or mistreatment by guards—what impact do we expect this to have on society when that individual is released?
Are we, as members of the public, inadvertently creating the conditions for future resentment or retaliatory behaviour?
Critics may appeal to compassion, but the uncomfortable truth is that the public—including you and your family—may bear the consequences of an individual’s release.
Not forgetting the dead, the genuine rape victims. However, if you want the cycle to end. This is how it’s done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IepJqxRCZY