Number of appeals against prison placement to date
Sophie Buchanan made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
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From: Sophie Buchanan
Dear Department of Corrections,
Under the Official Information Act, please disclose the number of appeals against prison placement that have been made to the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections to date under the 10 February 2014 amendment to the Corrections Regulations 2005; and with respect to the privacy of the individuals involved, the decisions made by the Chief Executive in those cases. Include any documentation or guidelines consulted by the Chief Executive in the process of making such decisions.
If information needs to be withheld with respect to the privacy of individuals, please excise/redact that information and disclose what you can.
Nāku noa,
Sophie Buchanan
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Hello,
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Regards,
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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From: Sophie Buchanan
Dear Info@Corrections,
I am following up on my request for information on the number of appeals against prison placement to date. By law the Department of Corrections was obliged to respond to this request promptly and by July 17th; therefore I really must insist on an answer.
Yours sincerely,
Sophie Buchanan
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Dear Ms Buchanan,
As per the Department’s letter of 17 July 2015 sent by email, we have
extended the timeframe in which to respond to your request as per section
15A(1)(b) of the OIA. The deadline has been extended to 17 August 2015.
I have attached another copy of this for your reference.
Regards,
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Hello,
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Regards,
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()
The link provided (http://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources...) links to a page that says:
"This designation is in accordance with Section 52D of the Corrections Regulations 2005."
However, following the links to arrive at the Corrections Regulations 2005, it seems there is no Section 52D? http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulatio...
Mark Hanna left an annotation ()
Scratch my last annotation. I was looking for 52(d), which doesn't exist, but 52D is here: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulatio...
From: Sophie Buchanan
Dear Department of Corrections,
My June 20th 2015 request for the "number of appeals against prison placement that have been made to the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections to date under the 10 February 2014 amendment to the Corrections Regulations 2005" and their outcomes was referring to section M.03.05 in the Prison Operations Manual, which was put in place on February 10th, 2014, and regulates the placement and movement of transgender and intersex prisoners between facilities. The response I received, after 55 days, seems to refer to a completely different policy, the Prisoner Placement System which takes place at Auckland South Corrections Facility.
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/resources...
Therefore I wish to clarify: under the Official Information Act, please disclose the number of
appeals against prison placement that have been made under section M.03.05 (link above) in the Prison Operations Manual; that is, how many transgender people have requested to be moved to a different facility under the Department of Corrections' purview for reasons of sex/gender. With respect to the privacy of the individuals involved, please also provide the outcomes of those appeals, i.e. the number of successful movements or refusals. Please include any documentation or guidelines consulted by the the Department in the process of making such decisions, and where possible please give details such as the nominated gender of the inmates and the facility they were in/requested to move to.
If information needs to be withheld with respect to the privacy of individuals, please excise/redact that information and disclose what you can.
Yours sincerely,
Sophie Buchanan
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Dear Sophie,
Thank you for your email of 17 August 2015 requesting information relating
to appeals against prison placements.
Your request will be considered under the Official Information Act 1982.
Kind Regards
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Hello
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Regards
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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Sophie Buchanan left an annotation ()
This question was partially answered by the Minister of Corrections in a letter to MP Jan Logie in August during the Hunger Strike for Jade by No Pride in Prisons.
"Corrections have had six applications on transgender placements since the legislation came into force. Five of these were in the first couple of months after the legislation change. Of those five applications, four were approved and one was withdrawn as new police charges against the prisoner meant the applicant was no longer eligible for consideration. The sixth application relates to Jade."
http://noprideinprisons.org.nz/post/1277...
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Hello
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Regards
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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information in this message is the property of the New Zealand Department
of Corrections. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it
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JustSpeak left an annotation ()
This is a really worthwhile project - I'm looking forward to the responses on all your requests. I'm with JustSpeak - we're a nation wide organisation of young people who want to see change in the criminal justice system. Do you have any plans for what you want to do with the information you're asking Corrections for? We are in very preliminary stages of a research project on trans prisoner experiences and I would love to talk with you about it. My email is hannah@justspeak.org.nz
It would be great to hear from you. :D
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