Contract management of prisons provides an opportunity to inject new ideas and innovations into the corrections sector, enhancing public safety, improving rehabilitation, and reducing costs.
The joint Mt Eden-Auckland Central Remand Prison (ACRP) has been selected to operate under a private contract manager. While under private contract in 2004, ACRP had one suicide and only three serious assaults – a low level of serious incidents for an institution of this type with 360 inmates. Only 5.5 per cent of inmates returned positive drug tests, compared with over 20 per cent in public sector prisons.
Contract management will provide opportunities for businesses to participate in managing prisons either as advisers, business partners, or sub-contractors.
More information: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mt+eden-acrp+set+private+management
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