Minister the real problem with Corrections
Monday, 7 November 2005, 11:33 am
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Simon Power
National Party Law & Order Spokesman
7
November 2005
Minister the real problem with
Corrections
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power,
says the Corrections Department could be in for a long and
frustrating time if the performance so far of its new
Minister is any indication.
“Damien O’Connor seems to be
so far out of touch with his portfolio that one could be
forgiven for wondering if he’s even in the country.
“He
seems to have let the control of our prisons slip badly
after just a few short weeks in the job.
“Not only does he
not react to the serious problems dogging his department –
windows that open too wide in one prison, prisoners being
kept in vans on streets, escapes, assaults on guards and
Parole Board members, and drug confiscations – but now he
doesn’t even know what day it is.
“The seven prisoners
charged with assault appeared in court on Friday, not today
as Mr O’Connor indicated in a statement this morning.
“If
this is the level of overview we can expect in Corrections,
we have a problem,” Mr Power
says.
ENDS
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