Remand Conviction Rates
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From: Lance O'Riley
Dear Department of Corrections,
I would like to request the following information
For each calendar year since 2000 how many prisoners held on remand were
(1) Discharged without conviction
(2) Not convicted for any other reason
(3) Convicted and received a community based sentence
(4) Convicted and were sentenced to a period of incarceration
(5) Convicted and were sentenced to a period of incarceration but released due to time served on remand
(5a) For those who were released due to time served on remand, how many served a time longer than their imposed sentence, and what was the average time that was served by offenders in excess of their imposed sentence.
Please provide this information broken down by Race/Ethnicity, Sex/Gender as well as by Offence Category.
Yours faithfully,
Lance O'Riley
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Good afternoon,
Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44 - 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011
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Good morning,
Attached is correspondence from Corrections.
Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lance O'Riley <[FOI #11412 email]>
Sent: 08 October 2019 1:52 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Remand Conviction Rates
Dear Department of Corrections,
I would like to request the following information
For each calendar year since 2000 how many prisoners held on remand were
(1) Discharged without conviction
(2) Not convicted for any other reason
(3) Convicted and received a community based sentence
(4) Convicted and were sentenced to a period of incarceration
(5) Convicted and were sentenced to a period of incarceration but released
due to time served on remand
(5a) For those who were released due to time served on remand, how many
served a time longer than their imposed sentence, and what was the average
time that was served by offenders in excess of their imposed sentence.
Please provide this information broken down by Race/Ethnicity, Sex/Gender
as well as by Offence Category.
Yours faithfully,
Lance O'Riley
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