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Prisons to become smoke-free from next year
Department of Corrections bosses found taxpayers could be liable for lawsuits from prison guards exposed to inmates' second-hand smoke.
Goff refused mayors' pleas on jail
Phil Goff rejected mayoral pleas to reduce the height of the Mt Eden Prison development when he was Minister of Corrections in 2007.
Notorious tourist murderer let out of prison
Convicted double-murderer David Tamihere - who killed two Swedish tourists in 1990 - has had his first proper taste of freedom in 21 years.
Top NZ judges reverse Privy Council ruling for first time
Two Supreme Court judges yesterday helped to overrule a Privy Council decision which had earlier trumped their ruling when they were judges on the Court of Appeal.
RSA survivor can sue Corrections, top court rules
Garth McVicar says the Supreme Court's decision to allow RSA massacre survivor Susan Couch to seek damages from Corrections won't open the floodgates to similar lawsuits.
Criminals run riot on parole
Forty-three of NZ's most dangerous criminals have been convicted of serious violent offences committed while they were already on parole.
Staff member verified lies over prison mishap
A Corrections staff member tried to hide his poor supervision of a yard where inmates tipped over a crane, and from where one later escaped.
Sex fiend attacked twice while under strict supervision
One of NZ's most dangerous sex criminals attacked two women while on parole and under Corrections Department supervision.
Child killer becomes sex pest
The country's youngest convicted killer is the subject of a new police complaint, accused of indecently assaulting two female journalists.
Man caught trying to smuggle LSD worth up to $2.5m into prison
A man has been arrested trying to smuggle up to 50,000 doses of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid (LSD), worth up to $2.5m, into an Auckland prison.
Private prisons bill passed
Privately run prisons are on the Government's agenda after Parliament today passed a bill allowing them to be handed over.