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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 3 MIN

Lawyers warn bail service cuts are keeping people in prison

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Lawyers say Corrections' cuts to community bail services are keeping people in prison, not because they're a risk to the community, but because they have nowhere else to go. Iwi organisations, which until July provided six beds and wrap-around support for people on bail, have had their funding cut, leaving only 10 bail beds funded by Corrections in the entire country. Luka Forman reports.

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