Over half of all prisoners in New Zealand are Maori - how did it come to this? And what can be done about it?
In 1989, Kim Workman was the first Maori to be appointed operational head of New Zealand prisons but, today, the prison reformist believes the institutions should be abolished.
Frank Film’s latest two episodes in its Changing South series, put the spotlight on the growth of Maori incarceration since European settlement and include an extended interview with Workman to better understand how Maori have become one of the most incarcerated, indigenous people in the world.
Currently, Maori make up 52% of the prison population but only 16% of New Zealand’s total population.
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