Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Yes, but it should be determined case by case in a court of law

Yes but only if it was a minor crime like they stole a chocolate bar..

Yes, but they should be placed in a period of probation and rehabilitation to reduce the chances of reoffending

Not a one size fits all question

We need a system in place where the typical prison system is irradicated and people get the help they need. In a well-functioning society where people aren't struggling to put food on the table people don't have the need to commit crimes. Violent actions are a product of a poor society that doesn't support the health and wellbeing on the lower class. Locking people up for being a product of their environment isn't the answer.

Case by case, and electronic bracelets should be used to ensure house arrest.

they should be put in a separate jail with less dicipline

yes, but depending on how bad the crime was.

No. "Non-violent" is too loose a term. Risk to the public is one aspect of crime but criminals should not get a free pass due to overcrowding concerns.

Home detention and community services

should make a prison were the non violent can go

Provided that it was a one time offense and they weren't related to others with violent crime then yes with community service and monitoring but better than the guy who was monitored and had a shotgun in Auckland city

No, but we should both build more prisons AND increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners

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No, move serious offenders to a more compact prison with less luxuries until they are nearing the end of their sentence to reintegration to the current prisons for rehabilktation

Yes, but they should be monitored and have to attend educational or skill building services to get into the work force

Yes and we should offer more funding for better education and skill building services and addressing mental health for prisoners

Yes, and we should increase funding for ongoing education, support and wrap around whanau services in the community

Yes, put them under house arrest and into community service on a daily basis, preferably focussing on reparation to their victims

Why are we imprisoning people that pose no threat to the community in the first place?

They should be working in prison and earning and learning on there

No but encourage them to do volantary work and invest money into building their capability/skills so that they can manage when theyre released.

Yes, on a case by case basis. Education and support should be offered to assist prisoners to re-engage in their communities.

Yes, but they need to be released into a support system that offers real rehabilitation and career opportunities.

They should be placed in working positions to earn their freedom. Being in prison is no different to being on the benefit, it's a drain on our tax dollars.

Yes, but they should still face consequences such as community service and home detention.

allow death row prisoner

we need to stop criminalising addiction and trauma. so provide greater support

Yes, but they are under house arrest

Yes, but community service or full time work

If there was no victim, then no crime has been committed. So possession of cannabis is not a crime, only if you are selling it

Improve rehabilitation resources within the prison system. Stream prisoners into groups baaed on capacities to reform

Yes, alongside an increase in funding for education and skill building services.

Yes provided they have access to transformative correction resources

Death penalty for serious crimes to reduce overcrowding.

Wrap around services to protect prisoner upon release and ensure integration

Very dependent on mitigating circumstances

Yes but depends on their offence if they should have to go on house arrest or do community service. They should also be monitored and helped to make sure they don’t offend again.

It should be circumstantial

It depends on what the prisoner did. If they were a murderer absolutely not. If they were in prison because they were stealing and didn’t harm someone, they could just get fined.

We should become communists and put Prisoners to work

Yes, but individualised programs should be created to support them

Shouldn’t be just to avoid overcrowding. But better measures to see if they’re really ready to reintegrate in society and move forward.

That is overly complicated and my opinion isn't here.

It should depend on what they’ve done. White collar crime is just as bad as murder rape so people have to be made accountable.

No, but trauma informed therapy should be made available to inmates to heal childhood trauma.

No but should be put in maximum prison to each them a lesson so they don’t want to go back

Yes so long as their crime was not large scale fraud or mafia activities

It would depend on the severity of their conviction i.e. a drug dealer as opposed to a recreational user

Case by case basis with level of risk to community always paramount

Too complex, depends on the victim

increase funding for rehabilitation in prison

They should be monitored by electronic bravely on house arrest but be allowed out for community service.

It depends on the severity of their crimes as well as behaviour within prison

No, but lets do better to creat environments where our people dont feel they have to fight to live

depends on what the prisoners do

$150k plus a year to keep these non contributors in jail - free tertiary education, free meals, free gym - none of us get that, and they don't pay maintenance, and their houses are still increasing in capital gains while being rented out... wtf... if non violent and non threat nor gang affiliations they should be out and working with a high payback to society, the children they have brought into the world and contributing to the wellbeing of the country.

No, build more prisons if required and focus on social issues to prevent crime

No, build better mental health screening services and rehab facilities to direct offender to correct treatment instead of sending them to prison where they become better criminals or more mentally unstable.

Yes, but community based sentence/probation etc still applies AND not repeat offenders.

Put them into compulsory volunteering at city mission, retirement homes etc

Criminal justice for non-violent crimes should be resolved through therapeutic approaches rather than punitive.

Yes, Theraputic communities should be established to support offenders to reduce their chances of repeat offending

Yes and rehabilitative programmes should be provided and required.

Yes, but not all non violent ones. For example paeodophiles and rapists

depends on their crime, anything harmful of a person / minor should stay in there

Yea but they should provide community service and be put into education and skill building opportunities daily.

Yes, as long as they don't have any risk to the community.

Yes as long as they are good people

Yes, but not if they’ve committed any sex offences

Not if they're a danger/hinderce to society. i.e. repeat burglars or rapists/pedophiles.

Yes but they should be supported to thrive in the community

send violent prisoners to pacific islands and make them work on farms/roading etc. Plus criminals holding citizenship of other countries, send them back to their country. those who have gained citizenship here through immigration, cancel citizenship and send them back. criminals from pacific island nations that use nz passport or visa waivers, send them back to their island. this will automatically reduce prison numbers

Yes but should under take community service an back to work training

No, we should reduce time due to good behaviour

Yes. But provide more support to reduce re offending

Yes, and provide help for those who have struggled with violence in the past

Execute them if it's drug related, but let everyone else leave under watch.

They should be under house arrest and do lots of community service after, prisons should also increase funding to offer education and skill building services

Yes, but it should depend on what their charges are

Very dependent on malicious intent of crime.

No but our prison system needs a complete overhaul to prioritise rehabilitation and reintroduction to society to lower reoffending rates and give people a proper chance

yes and no, we need to be introducing more psychological and community help instead of shutting "criminals" out of society.

They should send foreigners back to their country

No. Hard no. My neighbour was murdered bc a violent offender was released due to this reason. Increase funding for rehabilitation and education for these offenders and the people overseeing them is heavily needed

yes, but under home arrest

If they can make house arrest more secure - ie. not so easy to get around, then yes.

Non-violent or non-economic threat.

Yes, but community service requirement and increased funding for skill building and education for prisoners

Depending on the nature of the offending. Drug dealing offences and crimes such as scamming/fraud are detrimental to the community without the risk of explicit violence. It'd have to be on a case-by-case basis.

This question is too grey. Would need to elaborate more to give an honest answer. What are some examples of a non violent offense?

That depends on the crime that is done. It depends on access to the ability to create crime again depends on education for prisoners and also drug and alcohol, rehabilitation programs and monitoring.

This depends on their offence

Depending on the severity of their crime and also their history. The focus should be on rehabilitation

Community work OR prison upskilling so they are released with a skill and a job too

rehabilition services

Yes as long as they undergo rehabilitation

Yes, with rehabilitation and community

No just send them to another countries jail if they’re Murderers or pedophiles