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Hello,

 

Thank you for your email of 6 November 2018 regarding prisoner ethnicity.

 

Please be advised your request has been received, and will be considered
under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

[1]1 [2]4,3,2

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Eru Kaiwai
[mailto:[FOI #9007 email]]
Sent: 06 November 2018 10:46 a.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information request - People held on remand by ethnicity
and term

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

I would like to know the following statistics for each ethnic population
for each of the last 5 years:

a/ the total number of incarcerations (by ethnic population)

b/ the number of people held on remand (by ethnic population)

c/ the number of people that were previously held on remand that remain
incarcerated post sentencing (by ethnic population)

d/ the average term of remand i.e. before release or continued
incarceration after verdict (by ethnic population)

e/ the average term of prison sentence (by ethnic population)

f/ the average term served by convicted persons (by ethnic population)

 

Yours faithfully,

Simon Eru Kaiwai

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

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[FOI #9007 email]

 

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Good afternoon,

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections
relating to the extension of your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

National Office | Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011 | Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140

[1]1 [2]4,3,2

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Good afternoon,

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

[1]1 [2]4,3,2

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Eru Kaiwai
[mailto:[FOI #9007 email]]
Sent: 06 November 2018 10:46 a.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information request - People held on remand by ethnicity
and term

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

I would like to know the following statistics for each ethnic population
for each of the last 5 years:

a/ the total number of incarcerations (by ethnic population)

b/ the number of people held on remand (by ethnic population)

c/ the number of people that were previously held on remand that remain
incarcerated post sentencing (by ethnic population)

d/ the average term of remand i.e. before release or continued
incarceration after verdict (by ethnic population)

e/ the average term of prison sentence (by ethnic population)

f/ the average term served by convicted persons (by ethnic population)

 

Yours faithfully,

Simon Eru Kaiwai

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[FOI #9007 email]

 

Is [Department of Corrections request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Department of Corrections? If so, please contact us using this
form:

https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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