Half of the young offenders remanded to Auckland community homes have escaped custody in recent years, an Oranga Tamariki memo reveals. The homes are mostly run by contracted social services providers, with a few run directly by Oranga Tamariki. In the first three months of this year, the community homes filed 67 missing person reports to police, Oranga Tamariki said. Oranga Tamariki staff realised the error when contacted for comment and later supplied a redacted version, with an official asking for the earlier document to be deleted. Oranga Tamariki internal statistics show 49 per cent of young offenders remanded to community homes in Auckland escaped custody.

Source: Stuff May 05, 2024 05:45 UTC