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| Work or no parole, says Key |
| By The Press |
| Published: 10/28/2008 |
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NEW ZEALAND - Prison inmates will be forced to work longer hours and to hand some of their wages to their victims under a National-led government. National leader John Key said on the campaign trail in Christchurch yesterday that if National won the November 8 election, prisoners not in some form of employment or training would be denied parole unless they agreed to begin such tasks. Section 66 of the Corrections Act says prisoners may be directed to work, but only in activities such as laundry, cleaning and prison maintenance. Key said National would amend the Parole Act to ensure prisoners who were able to work but refused were not eligible for parole. While only one in 20 prisoners refuses to work, about half work only in "self-sufficiency" activities such as laundry and kitchen duties. The average working week for prisoners is about 15 hours, a decline from 18 hours in 2002. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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