Canterbury Mornings

Prisoner advocacy organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa will be holding candlelight vigils today, in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin to memorialise suicide deaths in prisons. The vigils come in the wake of 18 year-old Kaine Morell’s recent death in Christchurch prison.Chris Lynch spoke to Emilie Rākete, the spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa about why they feel this issue needs to be recognised.