14 October 2021
C142199
Nicolas Eyheramendy
[FYI request #16997 email] Tēnā koe Nicolas
Thank you for your email of 1 October, requesting information about Release to
Work. Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official Information
Act 1982 (OIA).
You requested:
Please provide me with the total number of instances of prisoners being
released to work outside of prison per week, since January 1, 2019. Please
break this down by prison. Please give me this information in an excel
spreadsheet.
How much money has been paid to prisoners on release to work as a part of
the government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme?
Corrections is partially transferring the following part of your request to the Ministry of
Social Development (MSD) under section 14 of the OIA:
How much money has been paid to prisoners on release to work as a part of
the government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme?
You can expect a response from MSD within 20 working days.
You will receive a response from Corrections regarding the rest of request in due
course.
I trust the information provided is useful.
Ngā mihi
Brydie Raethel
Principal Adviser Ministerial Services
People and Capability
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz