Only half the story

Some say Simon Power, National MP and spokesman for Crime and Justice, is really firing. Some take his press releases at face value. Here he says the parole system is failing.

While it is true that over 4,000 people failed to report while on parole over the past three years, the number has dropped steadily.

November 2002 165
December 147
January 2003 151
February 127
March 171
April 149
May 151
June 110
July 135
August 108
September 114
October 139
November 107
December 120
January 2004 95
February 95
March 131
April 125
May 89
June 85
July 101
August 114
September 107
October 114
November 164
December 107
January 2005 77
February 112
March 137
April 97
May 93
June 84
July 88
August 97
September 87
October 55
Total 4148

Breaches of parole are also trending down.

But Mr Simon says, “Parole is a failed experiment for serious offenders, but the Clark/Peters Government is not interested in doing anything about it, even when the evidence is staring them in the face,” .

I don't care for Labour but I do want the the full story. What surprises me is the government haven't bothered to issue a countering release. The wily or the lazy. Take your pick.