NZ to Scrap Prisoner Reduction Target

Published on November 29, 2023

The New Zealand government will abolish the former Labour government’s 30 percent prisoner reduction target. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who has formed a tri-party agreement with the libertarian ACT party, and NZ First, held his first cabinet meeting on Nov. 28. The centre-right leader, 53, was sworn in as prime minister on Nov. 27 with his family by his side after striking a deal to form government last week. Mr. Luxon outlined detailed policy agreements with both ACT New Zealand and NZ First on Nov. 24. The deal with ACT (pdf) specifies the government will “abolish the previous Labor government’s prisoner reduction target.” Labour had a target to reduce the prison population by 30 percent by 2033—via changes to sentencing—which it had already achieved prior to the October election....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Dead Body Found in Orange County Identified After 49 Years

November 29, 2023
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have managed to identify a man whose name was a mystery for 49 years and was thought to perhaps be a murder victim of serial killer Randy Kraft, authorities said Nov. 28.The victim was identified as Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Mr. Schlicht’s body was found Sept. 14, 1974, near a trail in Aliso Viejo, which was known

Australian High Court Revealed Reasons Behind the Release of Convicted Child Sex Offender

November 29, 2023
The High Court of Australia has delivered the reasons behind its decision to rule indefinite immigration detention unlawful, overturning a 20 year precedent. The ruling has allowed over 140 people—many of whom were convicted of criminal offences—to walk free from detention centres and prompted the federal government to pour $255 million (US$170 million) into monitoring the released detainees.Follo