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Thread ID: 144249 2017-08-26 02:51:00 Corrections Department Roscoe (6288) PC World Chat
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1438560 2017-08-26 02:51:00 Why do they call it the "Corrections Department"? It used to be called the Prison Service, a much better and more descriptive name.

Do they call it "Corrections" just because the yanks do? I can't think of any other reason. They certainly don't correct anything.:waughh:
Roscoe (6288)
1438561 2017-08-26 07:33:00 Probably the nearest they could find that was politicaly correct. Driftwood (5551)
1438562 2017-08-26 07:55:00 It was called the "Justice Department" until it became the "Corrections Department" in 1995...

en.wikipedia.org(New_Zealand)
bevy121 (117)
1438563 2017-08-26 08:50:00 Thank you for that, Bevy. I stand corrected. Roscoe (6288)
1438564 2017-08-26 12:00:00 LOL - nice one :) bevy121 (117)
1438565 2017-08-27 03:59:00 Do you ask because you're an ex resident?
Thank you for that, Bevy. I stand corrected.
Greg (193)
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