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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Ele Ludemann: Join the dots


Crime rates have decreased and prisoner numbers have increased:

It’s not hard to join the dots between fewer prisoners and less crime.

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The Labour, Green and Māori Parties all want fewer prisoners which is a worthy aim, but only if that happens because there are fewer criminals.

Bill English was right about prisons being a moral and fiscal failure, but unless, and until, there is more effective crime prevention, less crime and a better alternative to jailing criminals, prisons are a necessary evil.

Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sorry, can't find the keys.
What a shame !