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-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie Newton <[FYI request #13537 email]>
Sent: 18 August 2020 12:18 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: CM: Official Information request - Reasons For Prisoner
Segregation in New Zealand Prisons

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

Under the Official Information Act, please go into detail about why
prisoners are segregated, both voluntary and direct segregation. In the
Prison Operations Manual M.07.01 Segregation directions, under section
58(1)(a), prisoners may be segregated at the direction of the prison
director if “In his / her opinion, the security or good order of the
prison would otherwise be endangered or prejudiced.” However this is
non-specific and section M.07.01 does not go into sufficient detail on the
circumstances under which a prisoner may be segregated, either voluntarily
or under directed segregation. This information is not available elsewhere
online or in the POM. We are not asking for personal information on any
prisoner, but are asking for both specific examples and common reasons for
prisoners to be segregated. Please go into detail into the conditions
under which segregation is necessary.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sophie Newton, Lavee Khammy, Olivia Bing

 

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Kia ora,

Please see the attached correspondence from Corrections.

Regards,

Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie Newton <[FOI #13537 email]>
Sent: 18 August 2020 12:18 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Reasons For Prisoner Segregation in New Zealand Prisons

Dear Department of Corrections,

Under the Official Information Act, please go into detail about why prisoners are segregated, both voluntary and direct segregation. In the Prison Operations Manual M.07.01 Segregation directions, under section 58(1)(a), prisoners may be segregated at the direction of the prison director if “In his / her opinion, the security or good order of the prison would otherwise be endangered or prejudiced.” However this is non-specific and section M.07.01 does not go into sufficient detail on the circumstances under which a prisoner may be segregated, either voluntarily or under directed segregation. This information is not available elsewhere online or in the POM. We are not asking for personal information on any prisoner, but are asking for both specific examples and common reasons for prisoners to be segregated. Please go into detail into the conditions under which segregation is necessary.

Yours faithfully,

Sophie Newton, Lavee Khammy, Olivia Bing

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Kia ora Sophie,

Please see the attached correspondence from Corrections.

Regards,

Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Freyberg Building, 20 Aitken Street, Wellington, 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie Newton <[FOI #13537 email]>
Sent: 18 August 2020 12:18 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Reasons For Prisoner Segregation in New Zealand Prisons

Dear Department of Corrections,

Under the Official Information Act, please go into detail about why prisoners are segregated, both voluntary and direct segregation. In the Prison Operations Manual M.07.01 Segregation directions, under section 58(1)(a), prisoners may be segregated at the direction of the prison director if “In his / her opinion, the security or good order of the prison would otherwise be endangered or prejudiced.” However this is non-specific and section M.07.01 does not go into sufficient detail on the circumstances under which a prisoner may be segregated, either voluntarily or under directed segregation. This information is not available elsewhere online or in the POM. We are not asking for personal information on any prisoner, but are asking for both specific examples and common reasons for prisoners to be segregated. Please go into detail into the conditions under which segregation is necessary.

Yours faithfully,

Sophie Newton, Lavee Khammy, Olivia Bing

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