PRISON SYSTEM
' DR. M CMILLAN CRITICAL
P.A. ' DUNEDIN, This Day. Addressing a meeting of the Howard League on Saturday night, Dr. McMillan, former Minister of Prisons, stated that .the whole aim of the prison system in New Zealand was to confine prisoners at a minimum of expense and [ with minimum convenience. No effort was made to teach prisoners to become better citizens. All that was demanded was implicit obedience, even to pinpricking trivial demands. Prisoners had too much time for brooding, being in their cells usually for 17 hours daily. He emphasised the need for proper examination, and the division of prisoners into groups for appropriate treatment. Speaking of Borstal institutions, he said: "In New Zealand they are a training ground for prisoners of the future. I don't think any young person in this country could fear a worse fate than to be sent to a Borstal institute."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 106, 1 November 1943, Page 4
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148PRISON SYSTEM Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 106, 1 November 1943, Page 4
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