Vision for kaupapa Maori in prison needed
Vision for kaupapa Maori in prison needed - Mr Workman, who last week was awarded an honorary doctorate by Massey University, says there are examples around the world where society has a different attitude to prisons, such as in Japan where forgiveness and remorse are considered important. "If we were to develop something that reflected Maori culture in terms of promoting a balance in the community which is about kaupapa Maori looks to deal with those sorts of issues in a restorative way involving the whole whanau the community and so on, and prisons could become the place where a lot of that stuff happens," he says.