Wellington Police District Custody Unit (DCU) is running an art competition where the winning entries will be used to cover the hall walls in the cell block.
Entries are open to anyone throughout New Zealand, not just Wellingtonians and prize money is up for grabs.
The idea for the competition came from the supervisor of the DCU, Senior Sergeant Stu Taylforth, who says, "It is important that we hold people accountable for their behaviour but we need to change the prisoner experience and support them to change their behaviours.
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