Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell’s proposal to scrap short prison sentences in favour of longer ones is an approach that ignores decades of criminological research and the success of evidence-based rehabilitation models, particularly Sweden’s.
New Zealand prides itself on upholding justice and fairness, yet cases like those of Arthur Allan Thomas and Alan Hall expose significant failings within our legal and law enforcement systems.
Recent budget cut suggestions to the Ministries of Justice and Corrections by the government will only increase existing problems like …
I haven’t blogged lately, rather choosing to sit back and watch the circus unfold shall we say…
We have all seen the media at its worst over the last few months, falling over themselves…
As I wrap up my blogs on Alan Hall, I cannot help but think of Alan’s family, in particular his mother who sadly passed away before…
Not only was Allan convicted of a crime he did not commit it is now apparent that the treatment of him leading up to his original conviction was also unlawful not to mention inhumane…
Over the last week we have all seen play out, what for me is going to be one of the saddest stories for 2024…
Ronald Turner, a name paramount to this investigation simply because he is the only witness outside of the Easton family that saw the alleged offender…