Comments on: Prison Population in NZ set to hit 10 000 for first time ever

By: fatty

fatty — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:27:45 +0000

In reply to Helena.

Are the judges really to blame for this?

It’s the people who are obsessed with being ‘tough on crime’.

Throughout UK, USA and NZ, we’ve had leaders on the ‘left’ become ‘tough on crime’.

Blair, Clinton and Clark – their they were happy to use crime to get votes. And we know the right will always be worse. As a result, we’ve had both sides of mainstream politics promoting prison as a solution to social problems.

I think the judges are just doing the last job on our prison factory line…

By: Helena

Helena — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 02:39:27 +0000

More people in jail the bigger the profit. Not only do we need to look at the conditions of our privatized jails but we need to take a hard long look at each judge who makes the order for a jail sentence.
It’s time to name the judges and list the sentences.
Without a complicit judge the profit margin drops.
Bit like fixing matches really.

By: CLEANGREEN

CLEANGREEN — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:20:59 +0000

In reply to slumbergod. 100%SG+++++++ Time for a revolution for sure.

By: slumbergod

slumbergod — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:09:57 +0000

I hope there is room for Key and his fellow tax cheaters.