Visitations by prison, Drug contraband finds by prison
Holly Willson made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
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From: Holly Willson
Dear Department of Corrections,
Please provide the daily frequency of public visitors to prisons, for each New Zealand prison by prison location, from the 1st July 2021 to 11th November 2021.
Secondly, please provide the frequency of drug contraband finds per day (or whatever frequency recorded/ available) for each New Zealand prison, by prison location, from the 1st of July to 11th November 2021.
Please provide this data in an excel spreadsheet.
Yours faithfully,
Holly
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Kia ora,
Thank you for your email of 11 November 2021 requesting information
relating to the daily frequency of public visitors to prisons and the
frequency of drug contraband finds per day, for each prison, by location,
from the 1st July 2021 to 11th November 2021.
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, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Good morning,
Please find attached.
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Good afternoon,
Please find attached.
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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