NEW ZEALAND PRISONS
Sir, —Your irrefutable editorial, “In Prison,” rightly charges the Control-ler-General of Prisons with having totally misrepresented Mr O. E. Burton, and describes as “elementary and practical” the specific reforms advocated in his book. Certain church magazine reviewers have also come under Mr Dallard’s lash for recommending the book. Yet interested who will critically examine the book, as a whole, are likely to endorse their judgrrfent. Your philosophies, or viewpoints, concerning prisons are referred to by the author, but only two of them could possibly be denounced as “poisonous” by Mr Dallard—that expoused by the Howard League, and Mr Burton’s own. But on no page does Mr Burton urge, or even expect, his readers to adopt his “philosophy,” which, though essentially Christian, he regards as peculiarly his own. He expects support from all men of goodwill, especially from professing Christians.—Yours, etc.. A.L. June 24, 1946.
Sir, —Prison reformers will gratefully endorse your comment in your leading article entitled “In Prison.” They have often stressed the backwardness of prison reform here as compared with Britain. Your timely strictures upon the conservative, prejudiced. illogical, and grossly unfair attitude of the official in question is amply warranted; and I hope someone has posted a copy of your article to the Minister of Justice, the AttorneyGeneral, and the Controller-General of Prisons for their special and muchneeded edification. Something might even happen to elicit a doxology from Ormond Burton (seems too good to be true!)—-Yours, etc., GREAT EXPECTATIONS. June 24. 1946.
Sir, —I congratulate you on your timely editorial reminder to Mr Dallard that he is, and should be a “civil” servant; and I support the statement by the chairman of the Howard League about the urgent need for a Royal Commission on prisons. There must be some reason for the fact that New Zealand, which leads in so many social fields, lags woefully in its prison system. I wonder if the Prisons Department and especially Mr Dallard, in view of his stated opinions, can supply most of the answer?—Yours, etc,, PETER. June 24, 1946.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24910, 25 June 1946, Page 2
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