Today we exist in a capacious Scientific Technological era. Man has set foot on Terra's satilate, Luna, and is preparing for manned flights' to Mars and a hopeful manned landing by 1986. The Homo Sapien has made tremendous advances in all branches of science; yet, at the bottom of the list, one of the most important, is the criminal problem and the medieval Penal Institutions. This is the cancer that needs to be cured.

As society advances into the 21st Century A.D., more careful thought must be given to the criminal and criminal institutions. The emphasis must be on Rehabilitation, not punishment. Though mention has been made in Parliament and in Law Amendment Bills to find a solution to imprisonment. The action must be now.

The criminal, may it be man or woman has a human and constitutional right to live without fear or ridicule in society after or before conviction or imprisonment no matter the nature of the crime.

When Social Security was first introduced into New Zealand in the late 1800's, stipulations were made under the Old Age Pension Act of 1898; excluded from this were: Criminals, Drunkards and Wife-beaters. The latter reflects societies attitude towards criminals; exclude them from society, lock them up in prison. So exists societies Victorian thoughts and dispositions.