Thursday, 23 June 2022, 11:23 am Press Release: ACT New Zealand
“The
Corrections Association (CANZ) has made pens with the phrase
“Where’s Kelvin” printed on them and the response from
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is that he wants one so he
can frame it,” says ACT’s Corrections spokesperson Toni
Severin.
“An entire department feels let down by
their Minister to the point they have made merchandise
mocking him. Any decent Minister would be deeply embarrassed
by this but not Kelvin, he thinks it’s funny.
“At
a rare appearance today, at a Select Committee he had no
choice but to attend, Davis gave a long-winded explanation
that he hasn’t been able to visit prisons because of
COVID. That’s not why CANZ says he’s MIA, it’s because
he does nothing.
“Corrections officers have an
incredibly difficult job and they should feel like their
Minister has their back. Kelvin is more interested in
supporting the criminals.
“Kelvin Davis should spend
less time worrying about framing the merchandise that mocks
him for being invisible and more time doing his
job.”
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