From New Zealand-A church leader is taking his crusade for fresh thinking on the penal system to the street.
The Anglican Bishop of Wellington is moving into a small cabin on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral for the next week.
During the week,
He hopes his vigil will create a debate about how patterns of offending might be stopped with alternatives other than prison.
"Society and the church need to keep asking themselves if they want a system that simply punishes or one that changes behaviour and means less reoffending and fewer victims.
"Some responsibility for prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration sits with Corrections but some also sits with society, the church and each one of us as it needs to happen in our own backyard," he said.
Bishop Justin Duckworth will be alone as he prays for over 8000 prisoners and their associated victims across the country.
More here-
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/anglican-bishop-live-in-cell-during-vigil-5646163
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