Prisoner phone call policy
BAW Russell made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
The request was successful.
From: BAW Russell
Dear Department of Corrections,
Please provide me with your current policy/s on prisoner phone calls, including the price paid by prisoners, related policies and any policy on managing prisoners access/use of phone calls. Please also provide any material on prisoner phone calls policy prepared, received or gathered in the past six (e.g. research, policy development on alternative approaches, briefings etc).
Yours faithfully,
BAW Russell
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Hello,
Thank you for contacting the Department of Corrections; this is an
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If your query is about Corrections’ response to COVID-19, including
visiting prisons or our management of prisoners and offenders in the
community, please check our FAQs using the link below:
[1]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/news/lat...
If you wish to get in touch with a prisoner, note that each prison has an
email address you can write to:
[2]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/working_...
If you wish to contact the prison directly, please refer to the contact
details on our website:
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Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive an official
response for up to 20 working days.
Be assured we will endeavour to respond to you as quickly as possible.
If you are a friend or family member of someone in prison, you can find
some useful information [4]here.
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Privacy Act 1993, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Victims Rights
Act 2002. This may include seeking consent from the prisoner to release
their information to you.
If you are a victim, you will find information about the Victim
Notification Register on our website [5]here.
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[6][email address]
Our website, [7]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/ provides up to date news
and information about our work, you can also follow us on [8]Facebook and
[9]Twitter.
Kind regards,
The Ministerial Services Team
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora,
Thank you for your email of 22 June 2020 requesting information relating
to current policy/s on prisoner phone calls.
Please be advised your request has been received, and will be considered
under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please note that our response letter to you (with your personal details
redacted), and any enclosed documents, may be published on Corrections’
website.
Ngâ mihi | Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora
Please find attached extension letter regarding your request for
information surrounding prisoner phone calls.
Kind Regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg House, 20 Aitken Street, Thorndon,
Wellington, 6011
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From: BAW Russell
Dear Info@Corrections,
A response to this request is now past the extended due date. Please provide a response as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
BAW Russell
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Hello,
Thank you for contacting the Department of Corrections; this is an
automatic reply to confirm we have received your email – please do not
reply to this email.
Please note we are currently operating on a limited capacity and your
email might not be responded to immediately.
If your query is about Corrections’ response to COVID-19, including
visiting prisons or our management of prisoners and offenders in the
community, please check our FAQs using the link below:
[1]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/news/lat...
If you wish to get in touch with a prisoner, note that each prison has an
email address you can write to:
[2]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/working_...
If you wish to contact the prison directly, please refer to the contact
details on our website:
[3]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/about_us...
Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive an official
response for up to 20 working days.
Be assured we will endeavour to respond to you as quickly as possible.
If you are a friend or family member of someone in prison, you can find
some useful information [4]here.
If you are requesting information we are required to comply with the
Privacy Act 1993, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Victims Rights
Act 2002. This may include seeking consent from the prisoner to release
their information to you.
If you are a victim, you will find information about the Victim
Notification Register on our website [5]here.
If you are emailing regarding a media query, please contact
[6][email address]
Our website, [7]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/ provides up to date news
and information about our work, you can also follow us on [8]Facebook and
[9]Twitter.
Kind regards,
The Ministerial Services Team
[10][Department of Corrections request email]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The
information in this message is the property of the New Zealand Department
of Corrections. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it
is addressed and may contain privileged or in confidence material. Any
review, storage, copying, editing, summarising, transmission,
retransmission, dissemination or other use of, by any means, in whole or
part, or taking any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
or entities other than intended recipient are prohibited. If you received
this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all
computers.
References
Visible links
1. https://www.corrections.govt.nz/news/lat...
2. https://www.corrections.govt.nz/working_...
3. https://www.corrections.govt.nz/about_us...
4. http://www.corrections.govt.nz/working_w...
5. http://www.corrections.govt.nz/informati...
6. mailto:[email address]
7. https://www.corrections.govt.nz/
8. https://www.facebook.com/CorrectionsNZ/
9. https://twitter.com/correctionsnz
10. mailto:[Department of Corrections request email]
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Good Afternoon
Please find attached a response to your request for information.
The web links included In this response are:
www.corrections.govt.nz/resources/policy...
https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resource...
Kind regards
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011
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