Tough new gang patch laws: Judges will enforce and dispense justice, not the politicians
The tough new gang laws have been met with scepticism and rejoicing.
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Convicted killer and rapist accuses sister of keeping his payment for being abused in state care
Convicted double murderer Leon Wilson says sister is withholding a $25k payout from him.
Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed
'I want you to know that I never killed James and Amy.'
'Enough to level the Sky Tower': Amateur bomb-maker's threat that spurred large-scale evacuation
The wheelchair-bound ex-con had been released from prison two months earlier.
Gang patch crackdown a ‘waste of time and energy’
Social worker says gang patch law is waste of time
US serial killer with penchant for poetry to be executed after nearly 50 years
One of the US' longest death row inmates, with a penchant for poetry, to be executed.
Youth running coach's jailhouse confession: '140 to 150 additional victims'
Alan Rubick has been in jail for the past decade for sexual offending against boys.
Accused boarding house arsonist back in court
The derelict Dunedin property was gutted by fire on October 27 last year.
Prison dogs discover meth hidden in desk-top fan addressed to inmate
Dogs Baz and Bindi prevent crystal meth and cannabis from entering the prison system.
Why Danny Masterson has moved prisons - again
The That 70s Show actor has moved prisons due to concern for 'the inmate's wellbeing'.
Moment a Mt Eden prisoner who later died is pepper sprayed
Body camera footage shows the moment a prisoner is pepper sprayed by a Corrections officer at Mt Eden prison on April 5, 2022. Nearly two years later the officer was acquitted of assaulting the prisoner after a trial in the Auckland District Court. Video / NZ Police
Inside Polar Wolf, the sadistic centrepiece of Putin’s gulag archipelago
Conditions in the Arctic penal colony are essentially 'legalised torture'.
'Destroyed me': Kiwi woman discovers her partner's a serial sex offender
After learning the truth, she didn't know where to turn or who to trust.
Miscarriage of justice: Boy, 15, spent nearly a year in adult prison
Mistake deemed a miscarriage of justice in first Criminal Cases Review Commission result.
Woman gets 99 years' jail for catfished murder-for-hire plot
'She may not have pulled the trigger, but this never would have happened [without her].'
Ending legal aid for cultural reports could make court hearings longer, costlier
Judges must take into account a range of factors when sentencing.
'Feared for his life': Gang member robbed man after being out of jail for just a week
Hagen Henare had earlier been involved in kidnapping a woman for a gang boss.
Youth unafraid of consequences: Calls for harsher penalties for fleeing drivers
Youths, aged between 12-17, are said to make up a significant portion of fleeing drivers.
As a half caste teenager, I was caught in a dilemma - Sokratov
Boris Sokartov on the real essence of being a Māori man
National’s one-size approach to crime will create more victims - Tamatha Paul
Greens justice spokeswoman says cultural reports help rehabilitate inmates.
‘No evidence’ cultural reports worked - Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith
Goldsmith says the Crown will no longer pay for cultural reports.
Man accused of stabbing two fellow inmates at Auckland prison, killing one, appears in court
Both the defendant and the person who died have interim suppression.
Prison escaper 'conditioned' staff to overlook his risk
"Manipulative" Damon Exley had escaped from custody six times before, review says.
Extremism on the rise behind bars, Corrections warns new minister
The new Corrections Minister was also told the prison population is on the rise again.
Work and Income’s lack of empathy sending people back to jail - criminologist
Suitable housing for those coming out of prison is paramount, the criminologist says.
Could Ohio be the next state to use nitrogen gas in executions?
The attorney-general is backing legislation to bring nitrogen gas executions to the state.
'What he did will never go away': Sex assault haunts young victim
Blenheim rapist Jordan Newton has been jailed for more than seven years.
'Terrified': Alabama first-of-its-kind execution takes 22 minutes, shocking observers
Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead in what some called a cruel execution method.
Inmate jailed for prison attack on former estate agent after being refused chicken
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.
'I can't send this man to jail': Judge's conundrum in sentencing machete attacker
Jaden Minhinnick sliced off his neighbour's earlobe and left him with a broken arm.
Inmate could face 14 years' jail for horrific prison attack on former real estate agent
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.
The Mob captain, the gambler and the prison ring controlled by a phone hidden in a toilet
More than 300 texts and 450 calls were made to smuggle drugs into prison.
'Dead man walking': Murderer to stay in jail after threatening teen
Nigel Shane Johnstone, 52, was recalled after breaching his release conditions.
Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation's first 'experimental' execution
The new method of execution has been criticised as being cruel and experimental.