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"Almost everyone who’s moved house has a story to tell – the truck was too
small, the power got cut off too soon, the cat got lost on the day. Moving
house can be stressful, but the better prepared you are, the higher the chances
you’ll enjoy the result.
But this is unlikely if you’re moving to prison.
When you are arrested and detained in custody – or when your court hearing ends
with unexpected imprisonment – there’s no time to sort out feeding the cat,
picking kids up from school or redirecting mail.
Currently in New Zealand, only exceptional circumstances mean people get time
to prepare for jail. The Sentencing Act permits a two month deferral on
humanitarian grounds, such as terminal illness or suicide risk. But there’s no
allowance for the normal – and often traumatic – disruption of going to prison
in the first place."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
