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Te Pāti Māori promise prison abolition in new justice policy (www.1news.co.nz)

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[–] Floofah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It’s a tough call in deciding the seriousness of an offence when deciding the consequences, especially when it is a repeat. The costs of incarceration are huge, yet it seems to be needed to hopefully discourage the more serious crimes.