N.Z. PRISONS

Grey River Argus, 9 June 1933, Page 3

N.Z. PRISONS

Sound Conduct (I* r Press Association) ( II h’ISTt'H riiCH. Juno S. A? sura nee that they were perfectly satisli' i' with the conduct of New Zealand prisons was given to the Minister of Justice. Mr Uobbe, by a deputation of th ('anterbury Justices’ Ass »( iation to-day. Mr ( oldie said that he was glad t° li:.\o the Association’s favourable opinion. “Ono constant complaint is that wo don’t run our prisons right.’’ said tlo Minister. ‘‘You have an organisation in N(*w Zealand tlmt keeps me w Hl posted about our deficiences. They seem to think that all the prisoners shoul 1 be placed on their honour. If they knew prisoners as well as they ar ( < known by those in charge of them, perhaps they would not be so k'(Hi on this idea. But there is something in some of their representations] and I think that if we had more money, rather more might bo done than w e do at present. At the same time I think our prisons and Borstal Insti talcs are well conducted. Wo have bee'll told that our Borstals are on decidedly wrong lines, but according to the men who ought to know, and do know, they are very good.”