New Conservatives Shocking Statement: Male Criminals Belong In Men's Prison

November 17, 2022

Nelson, who called himself “Emma”, and now “Pandora Electra” is currently in Auckland’s women’s prison, where he “feels safer”. This is the new NZ, where men who are violent criminals can claim to be women and end up in a women’s prison. How will the government ensure they do not go on to attack and rape women while in prison, as is becoming common in other countries that have gone down this path?

We should ask the women who share prison space with Nelson whether they feel safe. How safe do his victims feel now, and how safe will the community feel when Nelson is released? The judge reduced Nelson’s sentence by 30% in recognition of his guilty pleas and aspirations to rehabilitate himself. Yet a pre-sentence report said Nelson is at ‘high’ risk of further violent harm to others.

NZ has an appalling rate of offending that needs to be addressed, but the current Government is focused on emptying prisons, making the problem worse. Too often vicious intentional attacks are met with minimal sentences. The government’s primary job is to keep people safe, and prison is a part of this. We must have stronger sentences for violent attacks, and we must keep male criminals out of women’s prisons.