NEW ZEALAND PRISONS
Sir,—A glance at the New Zealand Srison regulations is sufficient to show [r Dallard’s lack of constructive effort towards reform. As Controller-General of Prisons his ideas must very largely influence administration and the attitude of subordinate officers to the prisoners. “The Press” exposes his somewhat questionable attempt to defend his present position. The existing systerp is so antique that it would be an object for ridicule but for its tragic moral results; the prisoner pays the penalty for outdated punitive treatment. The Minister of Justice lags far behind those modern Ministers leading present New Zealand social reforms; and he displayed this in his objection to a Royal Commission recommended by a committee of investigation and agreed to by members of the Government. Is the Minister of Justice at fault, or are his men inadequately equipped for their intricate work?— Yours, etc., THOUGHTFUL. June 26, 1946.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24912, 27 June 1946, Page 2
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148NEW ZEALAND PRISONS Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24912, 27 June 1946, Page 2
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