Corrections
Corrections sat on fight clubs investigation
Corrections sat on a finding that there were fight clubs at Mt Eden prison for a year, partly because the National Commissioner's doubted he could make Serco do anything about it, a report shows.
Two active gang members among 7000 prison volunteers
A review after concerns were raised in Whanganui has found only two out of 7000 prison volunteers are active gang members.
Corrections was warned two years ago about fight clubs
Newly released information shows officials were warned in 2014 about the possibility of fight clubs in two state-run prisons. Audio
Govt could get terminally ill prisoner released straight away - lawyer
Corrections Minister Judith Collins is wrong to say she has no power to release the terminally ill prisoner Vicki Letele, says a Wellington lawyer.
Judith Collins says she can't release terminally ill prisoner Vicki Letele
Corrections Minister Judith Collins says she has no power to release terminally ill prisoner Vicki Letele.
$14 million spent monitoring released high-risk criminals
Round the clock monitoring and housing of the country's highest-risk criminals has cost $14 million over the past five years, new figures have revealed.
Lawyer prepares more applications for compassionate prisoner release
A dying convicted fraudster in hospital is being sent back to prison even though doctors say she's too sick to return. Her family's laywer, Mike Kilbride, speaks to Checkpoint. Audio
Dying prisoner denied compassionate release
The family of a prisoner with terminal cancer is pleading with Corrections to allow her to spend her last months at home with family, but Corrections has declined compassionate release. Video, Audio
Corrections ranks Serco-run prison among NZ's worst
The first report on the performance of the country's prisons released in more than a year puts the only privately-run jail in a group at the bottom of the rankings.
Govt nowhere near meeting reoffender reduction target
The government concedes it is unlikely to meet its five-year target for reducing prisoner reoffending by 25 percent, with a new report showing the reduction sits at 6 percent.
Three prison guards attacked by prisoners in Paremoremo
Three staff have been attacked by a group of five inmates at Paremoremo prison in Auckland.
Billion dollar prison spend half what is needed - union
The government's billion dollar figure for building 1800 new prison beds is only half what is needed to fix the crisis, the prison guards' union says. Audio
Govt to spend $1b boosting prison bed numbers
The government is to spend $1 billion building another 1800 beds in prisons. Video
Prison officer's killer involved in jail stabbing
A man who killed a prison officer has had 13 months added to his sentence after being involved in a stabbing of another inmate.
Correcting Corrections: Collins urges reports' release
Corrections need to take responsibility for failures in monitoring at privately run prisons, its minister says.
Prisoners seek legal advice over compo for unlawful detention
A former inmate's claim for compensation for unlawful detention may not be heard until next year if the Corrections Department chooses to defend it. Audio
Ex-inmate seeks payout over release date blunder
A former inmate who was held in jail for longer than he should have been has filed a compensation claim against the Corrections Department in the High Court.
Discharge without conviction numbers slump
The number of people being discharged without conviction has almost halved since 2010, new figures show.
Ex-inmates seek legal advice over sentence compo
At least a dozen former prisoners in Wellington alone are seeking legal advice following a ruling on release date calculation.
Cabinet still considering sentence length ruling - PM
Cabinet is weighing up its options following a ruling that Corrections has wrongly calculated some inmates' release dates, the Prime Minister says.