The Juliana Herrera Saga Continues: Corrections Withhold Communications With the Salisbury Street Trust
Corrections has withheld communications between itself and social housing provider The Salisbury Street Trust regarding the re-housing of convicted killer Joseph James Brider by almost 3 weeks. On leaving prison, Brider was placed, not with the trust, but in a flat on Grove Road in Addington, and went on to murder his neighbour, Juliana Herrera, in cold blood.
However, please be assured, the office has contacted the Department to reiterate the Minister’s expectation of their compliance with legislative timeframes. I have been advised that the Department is working on a response to your request.
Private Secretary to the Corrections Minister, Kelvin Davis, regarding Corrections’ obligations under the Official Information Act 1982
Pictured: Flowers placed outside Juliana Herrera’s former residence on Grove Road
Picture: The Grove Road Complex where killer Brider was housed.
The Wigram asked Corrections for communications it had with the Salisbury Street Trust on 1 April this year. It is these communications that are at the centre of a row between the Parole Board and the Corrections Department over whether the trust had a bed available for Brider, who had a background of violent criminal offending and Corrections knew the risk of his reoffending was medium-to-high.
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