'Fear campaign': National and Act hit back over MP’s Hawke’s Bay 'mega-prison' claims
Anna Lorck claims Hawke's Bay Prison's extra land would make it a target for expansion.
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Thousands of Department of Corrections staff plan strikes over pay offer
More than 94 per cent of members in both unions voted to strike.
Reincarceration likely for released prisoners lacking stable housing - study
Accommodation on the outside is hard to obtain.
Number of gang members breaching home detention increased 60 per cent in six years
National says the figures are representative of a system "that has got the balance wrong".
High-risk sexual offenders: Govt rushes to close loophole on Parliament's last day
Loophole means sexual and violent offenders cannot reside with reintegration provider.
Editorial: Foiled attempts to curb offenders
OPINION: Our editorial on offenders flouting conditions of home detention.
Prime Minister weighs in on ankle bracelets following 'damning' report
It comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees 'foiling' their bracelets.
Minister responds after leaked report into ‘foiled’ ankle bracelets
It comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees "foiling" their bracelets.
Corrections criticised over Arohata Prison transfers
High Court rules transferring wāhine Māori away from whānau is illegal.
Home detention sentences for gang members increases by 60pc
National says the increase is concerning from a "public safety" perspective.
Imprisoned gang leader orchestrated hit, but 75yo grandfather was killed instead, jury told
The 75-year-old rugby league stalwart was shot in his home in August 2021.
'Be quiet': Man walks into home, barricades himself inside, then sets it on fire
The 36-year-old was jailed for four years in the Hamilton District Court.
Undue risk: Man who attempted to bring down NZ's power grid to remain behind bars
Graham Philip refused to engage with a psychologist for a report.
Minister responds as Corrections deputy CEO quits after concerns raised about conduct
Topia Rameka was reportedly the subject of complaints from female employees.
Rapist can’t be treated, Parole Board told
Joseph Warren Lepper is one of only a handful of inmates on an indefinite jail term.
How will NZ get $210b of crucial new infrastructure funded, built?
National is a fan of PPPs and has big plans for new ones if it gets elected.
‘Ghost vacancy’: Corrections hired woman for job that didn’t exist
Corrections said job listings often didn't represent the actual tasks required in a role.
Watch: Prison van drives down motorway with back door open
The back door of a prisoner escort vehicle opened while the vehicle was moving.
Indescribable loss: Young man died in prison after deemed 'not a risk'
Kodi Bennett was given a personal care item he had already used to try to harm himself.
Convicted killer and child sex offender wants supervision lifted despite his 'high risk'
Basil Mist spent 20 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and sexually abusing girls.
Letters: Govt spending, party policies, and what about a grand coalition?
OPINION: Letters on debt, fast-food diplomacy, home detention, and the St James Theatre.
Behind bars: Prisoners put to work building new social housing
The Herald goes behind the wire for a tour of a busy prison construction yard.
Explainer: How Auckland shooter was considered 'low risk'
Nothing suggested the gunman would be a danger to the general public.
Longtime inmate with history of stabbing elderly men released from prison
Jacob Komene was released from prison last month, will be monitored.
Serial stalker’s privacy partially breached by Corrections
Kerryn Mitchell stalked her ex for more than a decade. Now, she's fought for her privacy.
Co-instigator of NZ's largest prison riot eligible for parole
Ali Taipari was jailed for six years and three months but can be released on time served.
Woman claims she was assaulted by prison guard - Corrections, police investigating
Police investigate allegation inmate beaten by Corrections at Auckland Women's Prison
Gangster due to fly free denied parole after dumb decisions
Gordon Runga was ready to be paroled from prison until he got caught climbing the fence.
'Predators' Paradise': How dating apps use AI to weed out sex offenders
Sex offenders are using dating apps - despite being automatically banned.
Cell phones in the cells still a threat after police bust drug ring
In Hawke's Bay Regional Prison, 78 cell phones were confiscated over three years.
British buyer snaps up prison, school and uni contracts in giant $205m deal
Public-private partnership deal to sell contracts on jail, 11 schools, uni accommodation.
Is Labour really soft on crime? The numbers reveal a surprising story
The Herald has analysed decades of data to see how crime has changed in Aotearoa.
Rapist and murderer blocked from latest lawsuit in Court of Appeal
Richard Genge has been in prison for 28 years for rape and murder.
Sex offender back on dating apps days after return to community
Sex offender appears on Tinder profile after prison sentenced swapped to home detention.