Kelvin Davis: I think prisoners should be able to vote
Prisoners who vote are less likely to reoffend, says Corrections minister Kelvin Davis.
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New details revealed on synthetics-related deaths of West Auckland woman and her cousin.
Man's despair peaks into attempted 'suicide by cop'
A judge said the Te Aroha man's actions were "dangerous" but also out of character.
Mum of murdered 3yo slams 'racist' criminal justice summit
Jayne Crothall stood amid a crowd of around 700 to say she had been attacked over race.
Rugby coach 'exploited and abused' children, court hears
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'Where are Māori?: Utu star disrupts criminal justice summit
The outburst disrupted the smooth flow and thrust a spotlight onto Wallace.
NZ's first maximum three-strikes sentence handed down
Sentence comes as the Government holds its criminal justice summit.
Minister's heartfelt call on Māori imprisonment levels
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Prisons a 'moral and fiscal failure' PM says
Jacinda Ardern opened the criminal justice summit by slamming NZ's incarceration rate.
New contracts to improve coronial services, says Ministry of Justice
However, there is criticism of a break-up of the service into four regional contracts.
Supreme Court turns away child sex offender's appeal
A sex offender claims a judge misled a jury when talking about his victims' demeanour.
School rugby coach on trial for alleged child sex offending
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Focus: Life sentence for murder days after hospital release
Mental health patient Gabriel Yad-Elohim sentenced to life imprisonment for brutal murder.
Nearly 900 complaints against judges in 3 years: report
Complaints made for delays, incompetence, bias and allegations of corruption.
Fear Three Strikes law raising risk to public
Concerns emerging Three Strikes law is making inmate more dangerous.
Big Read: How 'tough on crime' equals votes and bulging prisons
Andrew Little's justice reform could fall victim to 'hot button' politics.
Canterbury man fails to prove quake damage
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He killed victim with wheel lock and burnt body, but insists it wasn't a callous murder
He beat victim to death with wheel lock, wrapped the body in carpet and set fire to it.
Wrongly jailed: Napier man walks free on partner's domestic violence, sex abuse claims
Domestic and sexual abuse convictions and sentence quashed.
Family devastated by not guilty verdict
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Teen forged licences for Auckland high school students
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'Cocktail of disabilities': Judges alarmed at youth crims' mental health woes
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Actor Pua Magasiva back before the courts
The Flava radio station host was disqualified from driving for drink driving.
Driver guilty of carving up rugby league team's fields
Driver's drunken doughnuts forced Hornby Panthers to play their games elsewhere.
One-punch manslaughter accused not guilty
Reginald Sharma died after being felled by a punch at a party last year.
Taranaki mother pleads not guilty to stopping someone from saving her daughter's life
The 34-year-old mother has also pleaded not guilty to six other child neglect charges.
Fugitive who allegedly tried to firebomb High Court appears
Darcy Hayes was arrested yesterday after allegedly pulling a pistol on police.
NZ Herald under fire for criticising judge's decision
The New Zealand Bar Association called the story "vindictive" but editors disagree.
Teacher facing 10 indecent assault charges named
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Finance directors on trial for alleged GFC crimes
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Dower: Secret shame - name suppression rules need to change
COMMENT: Name suppression is dished out willy-nilly to people who really don't deserve it.
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The judge permanently suppressed the name of a thief who robbed a crash victim.