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| New Zealand looks to prefab |
| By The New Zealand Herald |
| Published: 02/10/2009 |
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NEW ZEALAND - Prisons built out of prefabricated modular units could be in use by September 2012, the Government said today. Corrections Minister Judith Collins said the units, used in Australia, would cost $300,000 a cell compared to $660,000 a cell spent on Waikato's Spring Hill Corrections Facility by the Labour government. The new jails would be "functional, humane and safe", but not "luxurious", she earlier told the New Zealand Herald. In Parliament today, Justice Minister Simon Power, speaking on behalf of Ms Collins, said the units were one of "a number of options" for new prisons and could be occupied by September 2012. "There will be no underfloor heating or plasma TVs in a new prison. Inmates will have appropriate exercise facilities, rather than the type of gymnasium I've seen at the previous government's new prisons which seem flash enough to charge a joining fee and yearly membership." In addition, 1000 more prisoners will enter the Corrections Inmate Employment Scheme by 2011, Mr Power said. Labour law and order spokesman Clayton Cosgrove asked for assurance the new prisons would have the same level of security as current prisons and the buildings would have the same level of durability. |
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