Prisons
PM open to prison sentence discounts for literacy
The Prime Minister says he's open to shortening jail sentences for prisoners who pass literacy programmes.
Guards put up in hotels for three more prisons
Corrections is paying for guards from three more prisons to stay in hotels as a stopgap to cope with growing inmate numbers.
Prison inspectorate reform doesn't go far enough - union
A plan to appoint more prison inspectors but keep them within Corrections does not go far enough, the main union representing prison guards says.
Restraining ill prisoners outdated, inhumane - psychiatrist
Prison staff are using 'inhumane' techniques on mentally ill inmates that have not been used in the health system in decades, a psychiatrist says. Audio
Prison inspectorate 'beefed up' after fight clubs scandal
The government is increasing staff at the prison inspectorate in the wake of the Mt Eden fight clubs scandal, but will not make it a stand-alone entity.
Prisoners subjected to cruel, inhumane, degrading treatment
An inmate at risk of hurting himself was tied down for 16 hours a day for 37 nights in a row at Auckland Prison last year. The Chief Ombudsman has identified four other cases of similar treatment. Audio
Protest as prison population hits 10,000
Harsher bail rules have caused the prison population to balloon, protestors outside Mt Eden Prison say.
Roimata Smail and Gilbert Taurua
Roimata Smail (Ngati Maniapoto, Tainui, Ngati Kotimana me Ngati Ingarangi) is a director of law firm Braithwaite & Smail. She is representing former probation officer Tom Hemopo in his claim to the… Audio
Corrections appeals prisoner compo ruling
Corrections will fight a court ruling that it must pay compensation to former prisoners held for longer than they should have been.
Poetry brings peace behind bars
A creative writing programme inside an Auckland women's prison is uncovering hidden talents. Audio
NZ's first public protection order granted
A convicted paedophile who has completed his sentence will be detained under New Zealand's first ever public protection order.
Six in court after drugs bust
Police have cracked a methamphetamine ring they say was being run out of Manawatu Prison.
Prison backs down on posies ban
Mt Eden Prison managers have agreed to allow Quakers to deliver flowers to inmates for Christmas. Audio
Prison flower delivery ban under review
Corrections is hinting it might reverse its sudden ban on the Quakers taking flowers to Mt Eden Prison for Christmas.
Mt Eden prison guards put up in 4 1/2-star hotel
The Corrections Department has paid about $2 million for hotel rooms for extra guards it needs at Mt Eden prison.
Govt won't stop convicted murderer's deportation
The government has rejected a convicted murderer's request to overturn his deportation to South Africa on release from prison.
Family of prisoner who died complains to IPCA over investigation
The family of a prisoner whose death helped spark the Mt Eden Prison fight club inquiry says a new report raises disturbing questions.
Inmate hospitalised after violence at Auckland Prison
An inmate has been taken to hospital following a violent incident at the prison at Paremoremo.
Corrections refuses Ombudsman's request to remove some cameras
Corrections is refusing to remove cameras from some parts of prisons despite an Ombudsman's report they amount to degrading treatment under the Crimes of Torture Act. Audio
Inmates found being filmed while using toilets
The Ombudsman has unearthed evidence of some prisoners being filmed while strip-searched or using the toilet.