23 Oct 2020

Race Relations Commissioner wants iwi to run prisons

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 23 October 2020

The Race Relations Commissioner is pushing for prisons to be run by iwi and is looking first and foremost at Mangaroa Prison near Hastings.

Meng Foon says the way prisons are run is not effective for Māori and there needs to be a paradigm shift.

He's been speaking with iwi and is lining up a chat with Corrections to discuss the idea. 

Foon speaks to Guyon Espiner.