Human Rights and Prisons - Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Human Rights and Prisons - Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Human Rights and Prisons - Rethinking Crime and Punishment
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<strong>and</strong> reintegration processes <strong>and</strong> negatively impact on the nature of<br />
Correctional staff-prisoner relations.<br />
In September 2009, a „Rehabilitation <strong>and</strong> Reintegration Services‟ group was<br />
established. This group is tasked with streamlining service delivery <strong>and</strong> is<br />
responsible for sentence management <strong>and</strong> pre-release plans, rehabilitation<br />
programmes, psychological services, specialist treatments as well as prisoner<br />
employment <strong>and</strong> education. In the 2010/11 financial round, it is estimated that<br />
11.87% ($137.6mn) of Corrections spending will be directed to these services<br />
(The Treasury, 2010).<br />
Overall, attention must be maintained on positive, <strong>and</strong> rights-regarding,<br />
rehabilitation processes. Enhanced provisions for those leaving prison – for<br />
example, by building reintegration officer capacity or by exp<strong>and</strong>ing supported<br />
accommodation on release – is vital to ensure a stronger through-care<br />
programme. This needs to be built across the prison estate <strong>and</strong> local<br />
communities, so that all prisoners have access to similar opportunities.<br />
Further, it is important – especially in the midst of growing prisoner numbers –<br />
that specific Units are used for their purpose <strong>and</strong> are not downgraded to meet<br />
population dem<strong>and</strong>.<br />
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