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Dear Mr Andrews,

 

Thank you for your email of 31 December 2016, requesting information
relating to suicides in New Zealand Prisons.

 

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Ministerial Services

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Andrews [mailto:[FOI #5172 email]]
Sent: 31 December 2016 9:35 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information request - Prisoner Suicide Numbers

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

Please provide a Schedule  showing dates of prisoner suicides at each  New
Zealand Prison during the year ended 31 December 2016 .

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Ian Andrews

 

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Hello,

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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Hello,

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

[1]1 [2]4,3,2

 

 

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