Defendants get $75 from Govt!

Stuff reports:

Defendants facing serious charges were among those given a $75 Prezzy Card for attending meetings in Hawke’s Bay courts to share their court experiences and ideas, and to “re-imagine the District and Family Court” in the region.

What a great idea. Pay criminals to share their experience on how they think the courts should work.

The ministry didn’t know how many attendees were defendants or victims.

Surely this would be useful stuff to know.