Rethinking Prison - Lecture and Discussion Series

A five-part lecture and discussion series that looks at alternatives to the punitive and costly strategy of incarceration in use in New Zealand today. Four guest speakers on the following topics:

7 March - Jordan Anderson from JustSpeak
Rethinking Punishment: Exploring Punitiveness and Opportunity in New Zealand's Criminal Justice System

14 March - Professor Tracey McIntosh
Decarceration: Māori Perspectives

21 March - Sir Kim Workman
The Rise and Demise of the Rimutaka Prison faith-based prison unit - a Case Study in the relationship between Faith and Society

28 March - John Sinclair
Lessons from European Open Prisons. Will they work in Aotearoa

4 April - Community Discussion
This final session will be a community discussion on a new way forward for our justice system and ways in which our community can advocate for change.