Mark Mitchell: National Corrections spokesperson on Labour dumping their 2018 target to reduce prison populations
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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A u-turn from Labour.
The Party says it'll dump its 2018 target of reducing the prison population by 30 percent within 15 years.
It says the crisis has been averted and a target's no longer needed.
National Party Corrections spokesperson Mark Mitchell says it's an extraordinary change.
He says it's been Labour's core justice policy for the past 6 years.
"At the same time, they had no plans to keep the public safe. And we've seen just a tsunami of violent crime and disorder in our country over the last 6 years."
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