You should be able to claim redress from the Department of Corrections (Corrections) if you were abused or neglected while in a youth penal institution run by the old Department of Justice. This includes borstals, corrective training institutions, detention centres, and youth prisons.
To start a redress claim with Corrections (or another government redress agency, contact the State redress service.
Find out about making a claim with the State redress service.
You can make a request to Corrections by:
Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections
PO Box 1206
Wellington 6140
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Corrections staff may ask you to write down your request, to make sure they understand your request. You do not have to write down your request if you do not want to. Corrections staff can write it down and check with you if it is correct.
You can make a request on behalf of whānau or friends. Corrections may need their written approval before you can continue the records request. If the person you want to make a request for is in prison, you can ask Corrections to get their written approval for you.
Corrections will consider if they can provide records to you about a deceased whānau member depending on:
If Corrections will not release the records to you, they should explain why.
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