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    Calls for Kelvin Davis to front up over the treatment of an inmate at Auckland Region Women's Prison

    Calls for Kelvin Davis to front up over the treatment of an inmate at Auckland Region Women's Prison


    A judge has ruled the behaviour of Corrections' towards Mihi Bassett unlawful.

    The prisoner was gassed in her cell, forced to lie down for food, and told to undress in front of male officers.

    People Against Prisons Aotearoa spokeswoman, Emilie Rakete,Corrections' needs to be forced to make change, because it operates with near-total impunity.

    Rakete is accusing Kelvin Davis of covering up some of the most gruesome treatment that occurs in our country.

    The Department of Corrections' has been approached for comment.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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