New prisoner segregation rules get ‘dignity, not sympathy’ response from MPs

About this episode

The episode discusses proposed new laws for prisoner segregation that emphasize basic rights and reflect humanity, even for those deemed undeserving of sympathy.

A proposed new law would allow more prisoner segregation, but also mandate basic rights. MPs agree prison should ‘reflect our shared view of humanity’, even for those who ‘deserve the least sympathy’. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Host: RNZ

Topics covered

• prisoner segregation
• basic rights
• humanity in prison
• law proposal
• MPs response

Keywords

• prison segregation
• MPs
• basic rights
• law
• humanity

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Organizations: MPs

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