Post by peacefulfrog on Mar 6, 2006 2:37:18 GMT -5
It is hard to think that this happened 6 years ago -- I remember it like it was yesterday. She clearly stated that she has not been reformed -- if only the government would take note of people such as these and impose heavier sentences on them. If anyone wants further information on Lilybing's case do not hesitate to ask -- I'm about to go find some now to refresh my memory.
- Ben.
Prison officers say an ex-convict's confessions about her life in jail prove it will take money to get contraband out of prisons.
Rachealle Namana has now finished her six-year sentence for the brutal manslaughter of her stepsister's 23-month-old baby Lillybing in 2001.
She has told a Sunday paper prison was not as hard some people make out, saying she enjoyed drugs and porn in her cell.
Corrections Association president Bevan Hanlon says contraband like drugs and cell phones is easy to hide now that random searches are deemed a breach of prisoner rights.
He says new technology would help, but it all comes back to how much the government wants to spend.
He says Namana's claims of a cushy life in jail probably paint an accurate picture.
She's told the paper she has not been reformed, and her stretch in prison was OK because she could smoke P and download pornography on a cellphone.
Bevan Hanlon, says cellphones are found in cells nearly every day.
He says stopping contact visits would bring about a major reduction in the amount of drugs in prisons.
Meanwhile an advocate for tougher sentencing is congratulating Namana for lifting the lid on her time in jail.
Garth McVicar of the Sensible Sentencing Trust says she should be congratulated for confirming what the public already knew about life in jail.
He says punishment needs to be brought back into prisons.
Garth McVicar says at the moment, rehabilitation and reform are figments of the imagination.
He believes privatisation would take the burden of cost away from the taxpayer and put the onus back on the private system to actually rehabilitate people.
05/03/2006
NewstalkZB
- Ben.
Prison officers say an ex-convict's confessions about her life in jail prove it will take money to get contraband out of prisons.
Rachealle Namana has now finished her six-year sentence for the brutal manslaughter of her stepsister's 23-month-old baby Lillybing in 2001.
She has told a Sunday paper prison was not as hard some people make out, saying she enjoyed drugs and porn in her cell.
Corrections Association president Bevan Hanlon says contraband like drugs and cell phones is easy to hide now that random searches are deemed a breach of prisoner rights.
He says new technology would help, but it all comes back to how much the government wants to spend.
He says Namana's claims of a cushy life in jail probably paint an accurate picture.
She's told the paper she has not been reformed, and her stretch in prison was OK because she could smoke P and download pornography on a cellphone.
Bevan Hanlon, says cellphones are found in cells nearly every day.
He says stopping contact visits would bring about a major reduction in the amount of drugs in prisons.
Meanwhile an advocate for tougher sentencing is congratulating Namana for lifting the lid on her time in jail.
Garth McVicar of the Sensible Sentencing Trust says she should be congratulated for confirming what the public already knew about life in jail.
He says punishment needs to be brought back into prisons.
Garth McVicar says at the moment, rehabilitation and reform are figments of the imagination.
He believes privatisation would take the burden of cost away from the taxpayer and put the onus back on the private system to actually rehabilitate people.
05/03/2006
NewstalkZB