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Prison school holiday programme

Northland Region Corrections Facility host a school holiday for prisoners to play with their kids. 

A message on the wall of the outdoor play area.

Fathers and children gather for a story-reading in Māori.

From left: Linda Biggs, project co-ordinator of the First 100 Days initiative of Storytime Foundation, Ian Leader, board chair of Storytime Foundation, and Gill Ireland, NRCF corrections officer, who initiated the child-focused visiting at the prison.

A corrections office plays a game of noughts and crosses with a young visitor. Prisoners have made the fabric toys and games.

Educational activities give dads and kids time to engage in a purposeful way during the NRCF holiday programme.

Making a kite during the NRCF holiday programme.

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