Proof confiscated items are in Spring Hill Corrections Facilities system
Tim Malloy made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
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From: Tim Malloy
Dear Department of Corrections,
At about 10 am on December 27th 2015. I had confiscated from me one pocket knife 85 mm in length by a staff member identifying himself as 360.
This took place outside the visitors centre at Spring Hill Corrections Facility Hampton Downs.
Due to the manner in which this took place I am suspicious of that persons intent, namely to pocket the knife and not submit the paper work.
I have directed a letter to the Manager of Spring Hill on January 5th asking for proof that the knife had indeed been submitted with the paper work. To date a reply has not been forth coming.
I have spoken with my local police duty sergeant who advised me to contact the manager a second time. I believe this to be a waste of time. Thus I am requesting by this means information that will clarify whether a dishonesty has taken place here.
I did not described the knife, and since no reply in asking photographic evidence of it being in the system has been received, I am more convinced a dishonesty has taken place.
Yours faithfully,
Tim Malloy
From: Info@Corrections
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Dear Mr Malloy
Thank you for your email of 4 February 2016, requesting information
relating to an incident that occurred while visiting at Spring Hill
Corrections Facility.
Your request will be considered under the Official Information Act 1982
and you will receive a response in due course.
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: Tim Malloy [mailto:[FOI #3609 email]]
Sent: 04 February 2016 4:57 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information Act request - Proof confiscated items are in
Spring Hill Corrections Facilities system
Dear Department of Corrections,
At about 10 am on December 27th 2015. I had confiscated from me one pocket
knife 85 mm in length by a staff member identifying himself as 360.
This took place outside the visitors centre at Spring Hill Corrections
Facility Hampton Downs.
Due to the manner in which this took place I am suspicious of that persons
intent, namely to pocket the knife and not submit the paper work.
I have directed a letter to the Manager of Spring Hill on January 5th
asking for proof that the knife had indeed been submitted with the paper
work. To date a reply has not been forth coming.
I have spoken with my local police duty sergeant who advised me to contact
the manager a second time. I believe this to be a waste of time. Thus I am
requesting by this means information that will clarify whether a
dishonesty has taken place here.
I did not described the knife, and since no reply in asking photographic
evidence of it being in the system has been received, I am more convinced
a dishonesty has taken place.
Yours faithfully,
Tim Malloy
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From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Dear Tim Malloy
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Kind regards,
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections | Private Box 1206 | Wellington | New Zealand
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Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) left an annotation ()
Tim, if you wish to see the documents referred to by Corrections in this response, it's best you contact them directly (probably as a Privacy Act request). To protect your privacy, I think they are unlikely to release them publicly under the Official Information Act.
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