Global Peace And Justice Auckland
Reminder:
May GPJA Forum: Public Debate - Privatisation Of Prisons
Monday, May 4, 7.30pm, Trades Hall, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn.

GPJA's invited line-up was:

For: Judith Collins (Minister of Corrections) Hone Harawira (Maori Party MP)
Against: Brett Collins (Justice Action Australia) Metiria Turei (Green Party MP)
Chair: John Minto

Hone Harawira has yet to reply. Minister Collins declined the challenge fast and has not yet supplied a substitute.

Metiria Turei responded: Absolutely! Brett Collins, expatriate Kiwi, ex-prisoner, an activist and educator who has represented prisoners’ interests nationally and internationally for over thirty years - a co-ordinator for Justice Action (JA) and a spokesperson for the Prisoners Action Group - who'll travel from Sydney, said: Are you sure that someone will take the affirmative?

Don't miss this urgent public debate.

Submissions to the Law & Order Select Committee on the Bill to privatise NZ jails close in only one month's time - on Friday May 22:
http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/SC/SubmCalled/f/5/b/49SCLOcorrectionscontractm200905221-Corrections-Contract-Management.htm
Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill 20-1 (2009) Government Bill, Hon Judith Collins:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2009/0020-1/latest/DLM1888310.html
See also:

http://www.psiru.org/justice/ppri61.htm
Prison Privatisation Report International No. 61,
March 2004 Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) University of Greenwich, London, England.
http://www.psiru.org/ppri.asp
April 2009 Australian action against jail privatising:
Justice Action website, much useful material on privatisation + Stateline ABCTV presentation 'Mr Privatisation'.
http://www.justiceaction.org.au
Transcript, from p.40, of presentation of the prisoner defence against privatisation before the NSW Upper House Inquiry, on the first day of hearing behind the government, and the prison officers: http://www.justiceaction.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248&Itemid=1
Submissions to NSW State Parliament's Public Hearing Inquiry on prison privatisation - proposed for 2 more jails in NSW: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/committee.nsf/0/16B4F843319D2EBCCA257522001B35C
Of 451 submissions, only 11 support privatisation - including Corrections and the corporations who are tenderers...
National debate on prisoner health run by the Public Health Association of Australia. Brett partnered the Executive Director of Australian National Council On Drugs, against the head of the prison officers (commonwealth) and the Director of Justice Health. We won:
http://www.phaa.net.au/JusticeHealthConference.php
some NZ criticism:
Drivers of Crime - Metiria Turei MP
http://www.greens.org.nz/node/20881
2 Apr 2009
Maori justice system solution proposed - Metiria Turei, MP
http://www.greens.org.nz/node/20880
2 Apr 2009
John Minto:A woeful week for justice
http://johnminto.org.nz/
February 24th, 2009
Bomber Bradbury: Earth to Pita Sharples - you’re being taken for a ride!
http://tumeke.blogspot.com/2009/04/earth-to-pita-sharples-youre-being.html
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tapu Misa: Is privatising jails really worth the risk?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10561829&pnum=0 Monday Mar 16, 2009
Website: http://www.gpja.org.nz/

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