Waikeria Uprising w/ Emilie Rāteke and Simeon Brown: January 11/12, 2021
Waikeria Uprising w/ Emilie Rāteke and Simeon Brown: January 11/12, 2021
Waikeria Uprising w/ Emilie Rāteke and Simeon Brown: January 11/12, 2021Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Sixteen inmates in Waikeria prison in the Waikato protested for six days before surrenduring on January 3rd. They were allegedly protesting the extremely poor living conditions in the prison such as dirty drinking water, unclean laundry and food hygeine malpractice. Aneeka spoke to Emilie Rāteke, from People against Prisons Aotearoa, and Simeon Brown, the spokesperson for Corrections from the National Party, about the uprising and the prison system in the country.