Corrections does not know how many people leave prison with nowhere to live or a reintegration plan, an Auditor-General’s report has revealed.
That information was crucial for preventing homelessness and reducing the risk of reoffending, it said.
But Corrections said “we don’t need to know” where people are going to be living – aside from those released on parole, or with conditions.
Corrections should do better at understanding that, to inform social services who could help those people, the report said.
But Minister Mark Mitchell said “Corrections is not a housing agency” and was not responsible for prisoners’ housing needs after they’re released.
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