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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections -
C114516.

 

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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-----Original Message-----
From: Lance O'Riley <[FOI #11492 email]>
Sent: 18 October 2019 11:24 a.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Conviction History of Offenders

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

I would like to request the following information.

 

For each calendar year since 2000 please provide the following as at 31st
of December each year.

 

(1) The average number of previous convictions the prison population had
at the time

(1,a) Of these, how many convictions were a category 1 offence

(1,b) Of these, how many convictions were a category 2 offence

(1,c) Of these, how many convictions were a category 3 offence

(1,d) Of these, how many convictions were a category 4 offence

 

(2) The average number of times that offenders had previously been
incarcerated

(2,a) Of these, how many convictions were a category 2 offence

(2,b) Of these, how many convictions were a category 3 offence

(2,c) Of these, how many convictions were a category 4 offence

 

Please provide this information broken down by race/ethnicity and gender.

 

Additionally, please provide the information broken down by offenders
currently incarcerated for a non-strike offence, a first strike offence,
second strike offence and third strike offence once the Sentencing and
Parole Reform Act 2010 came into force.  For all offenders previous to
this date, please consider them to be non-strike offenders. 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Lance O'Riley

 

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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections -
C114516.

 

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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-----Original Message-----
From: Lance O'Riley <[FOI #11492 email]>
Sent: 18 October 2019 11:24 a.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Conviction History of Offenders

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

I would like to request the following information.

 

For each calendar year since 2000 please provide the following as at 31st
of December each year.

 

(1) The average number of previous convictions the prison population had
at the time

(1,a) Of these, how many convictions were a category 1 offence

(1,b) Of these, how many convictions were a category 2 offence

(1,c) Of these, how many convictions were a category 3 offence

(1,d) Of these, how many convictions were a category 4 offence

 

(2) The average number of times that offenders had previously been
incarcerated

(2,a) Of these, how many convictions were a category 2 offence

(2,b) Of these, how many convictions were a category 3 offence

(2,c) Of these, how many convictions were a category 4 offence

 

Please provide this information broken down by race/ethnicity and gender.

 

Additionally, please provide the information broken down by offenders
currently incarcerated for a non-strike offence, a first strike offence,
second strike offence and third strike offence once the Sentencing and
Parole Reform Act 2010 came into force.  For all offenders previous to
this date, please consider them to be non-strike offenders. 

 

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
National Office, Mayfair House, 44 - 52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: Lance O'Riley <[FOI #11492 email]>
Sent: 18 October 2019 11:24 a.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Conviction History of Offenders

Dear Department of Corrections,

I would like to request the following information.

For each calendar year since 2000 please provide the following as at 31st of December each year.

(1) The average number of previous convictions the prison population had at the time
(1,a) Of these, how many convictions were a category 1 offence
(1,b) Of these, how many convictions were a category 2 offence
(1,c) Of these, how many convictions were a category 3 offence
(1,d) Of these, how many convictions were a category 4 offence

(2) The average number of times that offenders had previously been incarcerated
(2,a) Of these, how many convictions were a category 2 offence
(2,b) Of these, how many convictions were a category 3 offence
(2,c) Of these, how many convictions were a category 4 offence

Please provide this information broken down by race/ethnicity and gender.

Additionally, please provide the information broken down by offenders currently incarcerated for a non-strike offence, a first strike offence, second strike offence and third strike offence once the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010 came into force. For all offenders previous to this date, please consider them to be non-strike offenders.

Yours faithfully,

Lance O'Riley

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #11492 email]

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