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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your email of 27 January 2021 requesting information
relating to the prisoners that were involved in the Waikeria prison riot.

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mr M P Ross <[FYI request #14552 email]>
Sent: 27 January 2021 2:06 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Reprimands/Charges and mattress's
following the riot and destruction of "Waikeria Top Jail"

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

Under the Official Information Act I request the following information.

 

Following the end of the Dec 2020/Jan 2021 riot and surrender of 16 prison
inmates that destroyed the "Waikeria Top Jail";

 

1) How many of the above inmates were internally charged/reprimanded/lost
privileges/conditions etc?

 

2) What were the specific reprimands/lost privileges/conditions etc in
each case?

 

3) Did any of the 16 rioters having destroyed mattress's (along with the
rest of the 'top jail', receive a brand new or improved mattress on
relocation to another part of Waikeria Prison or another prison following
their riot, destruction, arson and surrender?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mr M P Ross

 

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Dear M P Ross,

Please find attached Corrections response to your OIA request.

Kind regards,

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr M P Ross <[FYI request #14552 email]>
Sent: 27 January 2021 2:06 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Reprimands/Charges and mattress's following the riot and destruction of "Waikeria Top Jail"

Dear Department of Corrections,

Under the Official Information Act I request the following information.

Following the end of the Dec 2020/Jan 2021 riot and surrender of 16 prison inmates that destroyed the "Waikeria Top Jail";

1) How many of the above inmates were internally charged/reprimanded/lost privileges/conditions etc?

2) What were the specific reprimands/lost privileges/conditions etc in each case?

3) Did any of the 16 rioters having destroyed mattress's (along with the rest of the 'top jail', receive a brand new or improved mattress on relocation to another part of Waikeria Prison or another prison following their riot, destruction, arson and surrender?

Yours faithfully,

Mr M P Ross

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