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A man sentenced to home detention for bashing his baby boy is back behind bars.

SFO investigation leads to guilty plea in case of collapsed social services trust.

High profile and recently paroled criminal Dean Wickliffe is back before the courts.

Eleven sex offenders had been living in two houses in the same street in south Auckland.

Up to 16 high-risk sex offenders are living in the South Auckland suburb.

A Coroner has demanded a raft of changes and reviews after the death of Christie Marceau.

Murdered teen's parents speak out about the Coroner's findings after an inquest.

Four convicted child sex offenders were placed few hundred metres from 3 childcare centres

Overcrowding of our prisons could create real danger to the public, says Chief Ombudsman.

Drug charges dropped after police accused of racial profiling.

"Tough on crime" policies created a tsunami of prisoners - and a mega prison.

"Tough on crime" is gone - Justice Minister Andrew Little says prison is not the answer.

Corrections has agreed to let a jailed son go to his father's funeral.

Will the Government sign off on a 3000-bed, $1bn mega prison - or let some people go?

Usually in America the perpetrators don't survive. So what happened to those who did?

Arthur Taylor's fiancee moved from Canada for love.

John Vogel was kept in a cell 23 hours a day during 21-day period of solitary confinement

Killer's court statement draws ire of groups that battle domestic violence.

High profile criminal Dean Wickliffe's new book A Life Behind Bars is now available to buy

The prison population is expected to soar to more than 12,000 by 2026.

Two maximum security prisoners were assaulted in gang-related attacks at Paremoremo today.

Corrections lays out case against paying compensation.

Infamous inmate Arthur Taylor demands a new parole hearing, claims botch by Corrections

New Zealand's prison population has increased by 700 this year, says Corrections.

A prisoner who was being treated at Auckland City Hospital has managed to escape.

Napier man will be subject to close supervision for the next eight years.

The brother of Morrocco Tai is facing a raft of serious charges and is wanted by police.

Auckland's central police cells to shut down in favour of a new site at Mt Eden Prison.

Convicted murderer Phillip John Smith's hairpiece has been brought up in court again.