Tikanga Māori programmes in prison
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From: Reece Sullivan
Dear Department of Corrections,
1. I request all information about the programmes and services you fund or deliver in prison with a specific Maori or Tikanga Maori focus.
2. What specific programmes are available that encompasses Tikanga Maori or Te Ao Maori for offenders in prison.
3. How much of the Corrections budget is dedicated to funding Maori specific programmes? What percentage is that of the annual Corrections budget?
4. What MOUs or relationships are established between Corrections and Marae, Hapu, Iwi or other urban Maori authorities to strengthen these programmes?
5. What specific programmes are available to Maori offenders in prison aged between 17 and 25?
6. Please provide information regarding the number of prisoners participating in tikanga Māori programmes in New Zealand prisons, as far back as such programmes have been in place. Please break this information down by month and by prison.
Yours faithfully,
Reece Sullivan
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