Kim Workman
Justice advocate on anti-crime measures for dairies
Many dairy owners are underwhelmed by the goverment's new anti-crime measures.
Instead they're calling for harsher punishments for crimimals in response to ram raids and thefts.
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Work to stem Māori prison numbers has lost momentum - advocates
Justice advocates fear changes to help reduce Māori incarceration rates have lost momentum.
Currently Māori make up more than half of the prison population - and nearly half of those released from… Audio
National Party policy proposal criticised at Royal Commission
The Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has been told the National Party's proposal to block gang affiliates' access to the benefit if they're unable to prove legal income would only enhance… Audio
Māori need to helm prison changes for real success - advisory group
Allowing prisoners more contact with their families and kaupapa Maori programmes in every prison are just two of the sweeping changes being planned for the country's prison system. Hokai Rangi is a… Audio
Sir Kim Workman: 'We talk about New Zealand values and beliefs – what are they?'
The 78-year-old justice reform advocate Sir Kim Workman has been knighted for his services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector. He talks with Kathryn Ryan about what he's seen and his hopes for… Audio
Volunteer access to prisons too hard: charities
Charities working with prisoners say the Corrections Department makes it too difficult for their volunteers to get access, with some waiting months to get approval. Volunteers for The Howard League… Audio
'Smaller the prison, better it runs' - Kim Workman
A solution to house New Zealand's growing prison population is in limbo. Waikeria's mega prison didn't get a funding boost in the budget and a replacement option is yet to be decided. Meanwhile New… Audio
Govt reoffending targets "were never realistic"
Yesterday the government outlined the 10 goals it has set itself for the next four years, including a new goal of cutting the number of serious crime victims by 10 thousand. It's aim of lowering… Audio
Auckland crime
Kim Workman discusses whether more police officers on the beat are beating crime and whether recent attacks on Asian students are race-related. Audio
Criminals removing monitoring devices - tip of the iceberg
RNZ has learned that between 20 and 47 offenders are missing at any one time around the country, having cut off their electronic monitoring devices. Audio
Mt Eden prison fights
Criminal and social justice advocate Kim Workman joins the Panel to discuss the so-called Fight Club at Mt Eden prison in Auckland. He's calling for a ministerial inquiry. Audio
Changes in wake of Smith escape labelled overreaction
Prison reform advocates say the recommendations from a review into the escape of the convicted murderer, Phillip John Smith, are a massive overreaction, with one expert saying they amount to moral… Audio
Prison reform advocates slam recommendations
Prison reform advocates say the recommendations that've come from a review into the escape of inmate Phillip John Smith are a complete overraction. Audio
Garth McVicar and Kim Workman
In the latest of our occasional series Influential Kiwis Talk About Their Influences, Garth McVicar and Kim Workman reflect on the individuals, books and events that have shaped them. Kim Workman and… Audio
Lobby group wants public servants jailed
A prison reformer and former head of the Corrections Department wants public servants jailed if they leak information from a planned register of sex offenders. Audio
N.Z.'s International Human Rights reputation takes a battering
The Rethinking Crime And Punishment Project says New Zealand's international human rights reputation has taken a battering following the United Nation's arbitrary detention report. Audio
The cost of prisoner healthcare
With Bronwyn Donaldson - Corrections Department's Director - Offender Health. Kim Workman - Director of Rethinking Crime and Punishment. Audio
Justice reform group alarmed at child abuser clampdown
The Government's announced new laws it wants passed to impose tougher restrictions on child abusers and adults assessed as being a serious risk to children. Audio
The future of the Glenn Inquiry
Kim Workman who, with Women's Refuge head Heather Henare, conducted a review of the safety processes of the Owen Glenn inquiry after a raft of resignations and the revelation that Sir Owen Glenn was… Audio
Concerns that funding boost for restorative justice inadequate
Workers in the restorative justice sector say an increase in funding for conferences between criminals and their victims won't be enough to meet demand. Audio