Requests for Prison Transfer for Transgender Prisoners
Tim Lamusse made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
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From: Tim Lamusse
Dear Department of Corrections,
How many requests for transfer from a men's and women's facilities or from women's to men's facilities have been made this year?
Are there any currently pending transfer requests? How many pending transfer requests are there?
How many transfer requests have been accepted and how many have been rejected?
How long is the average waiting time for a transfer request?
Yours faithfully,
Tim Lamusse
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Dear Mr Lamusse
Thank you for your email of 21 August 2015 requesting information relating
to transgender prisoners.
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
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Hello,
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
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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of Corrections. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it
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review, storage, copying, editing, summarising, transmission,
retransmission, dissemination or other use of, by any means, in whole or
part, or taking any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
or entities other than intended recipient are prohibited. If you received
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