Resettlement of ex-cons in Rotorua
Mohammed Khan made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
The request was partially successful.
      From: Mohammed Khan
      
    
    Dear Department of Corrections,
In light of the revelations of ex-prisoners being funneled to already overburdened Rotorua social housing, I am requesting information held by MSD about the areas to which released prisoners have been sent under the emergency housing agreement between MSD and Corrections.
Assuming it is available back that far, I would prefer to receive this for the past five years (to provide sufficient temporal context), and for the highest spatial resolution possible, but a spatial resolution to the local or regional council level is fine. Temporal resolution of a year would be fine, though I can summarize the data myself if it is held in a more detailed form. Electronic format as a spreadsheet/CSV is preferred, a scanned report is fine if not available.
If this data is somehow not available, I assume that you would be happy to specify that 'Corrections holds no information as to where released prisoners sent to emergency housing are settled.'
Cheers,
Mohammed Khan
        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 e mail.
 
We operate 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.
 
At the current COVID-19 Protection Framework settings we are focused on
 ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the people we are managing, our
 staff, and the community – as a result, there may be a delay in responding
 to your email.
 
If you are requesting information we are required to comply with the
 Privacy Act 2020, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Victims Rights
 Act 2002.
 
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 [1]here.
 
In most cases we are required to ask the person in prison for their
 permission to release their information to you.  If you do not want the
 person to know you are asking about them, please let us know as soon as
 possible.
 
All media queries should be sent to [2][email address].
 
If you are a victim, you will find information about the Victim
 Notification Register on our website [3]here.
 
Our website, [4]http://www.corrections.govt.nz/ provides up to date news
 and information about our work, you can also follow us on [5]Facebook and
 [6]Twitter.
 
Kind regards,
The Ministerial Services Team
[7][Department of Corrections request email]
 
 
 
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        From: Info@Corrections
        Department of Corrections
      
    
    Kia ora Mohammed,
Please see the attached extension letter from Corrections. 
Ngā mihi,
Ministerial Services 
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011
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      From: Mohammed Khan
      
    
    Dear Info@Corrections,
I am very disappointed that you have failed to supply this information in time for local elections, which are influenced by your strategy of dumping excons in certain areas of the country. I will be making a request for details about these 'consultations' in order to clarify how legitimate they are.
Yours sincerely,
Mohammed Khan
        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 e mail.
 
We operate 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday.
 
If you are requesting information we are required to comply with the
 Privacy Act 2020, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Victims Rights
 Act 2002.
 
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 [1]here.
 
In most cases we are required to ask the person in prison for their
 permission to release their information to you.  If you do not want the
 person to know you are asking about them, please let us know as soon as
 possible.
 
All media queries should be sent to [2][email address].
 
If you are a victim, you will find information about the Victim
 Notification Register on our website [3]here.
 
Our website, [4]http://www.corrections.govt.nz/ provides up to date news
 and information about our work, you can also follow us on [5]Facebook and
 [6]Twitter.
 
Kind regards,
The Ministerial Services Team
[7][Department of Corrections request email]
 
 
 
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        From: Info@Corrections
        Department of Corrections
      
    
    Kia ora,
 
Please find attached correspondence from Corrections.
 
Thanks,
Ministerial Services
Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44 -52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
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