The news that
two Serco inmates have been arrested for helping to run a
methamphetamine ring from prison should be the final straw
and see their contract cancelled, says Labour’s
Corrections Spokesperson Kelvin Davis.
“National has
stood by Serco despite everything that has happened, even
saying their performance was ‘of the highest
level.’
“But today’s revelations that two prisoners
were allegedly helping to coordinate the drug ring from
behind bars using smuggled cell phones shows that Serco has
no control over their prison.
“Criminals are sent to
prison to serve their time, not to run drug rings.
“This will add more pressure to ‘Serco’ Sam
Lotu-Iiga who has been shown to have totally lost control of
his prisons.
“The Government needs to stop being soft
on Serco and cancel their contract. If the Minister
doesn’t have the guts to do it he needs to go,” says
Kelvin
Davis
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