Andrew Dickens Afternoons

A view that prisoners should be encouraged to be an active part of society, rather than shut out.A Waitangi Tribunal report says the 2010 law change which bans prisoners from voting, goes against the Crown's treaty obligations. It says it leads to a significant prejudice against Maori.Newstalkzb's political editor Barry Soper told Andrew Dickens while many rights are denied to prisoners, the right to vote shouldn't be one of them.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.