Assaults on Corrections staff up 156%, 6000 workdays lost due to injury
More than 6200 workdays were lost in the last year as staff recovered from their injuries.
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Killer fights for right to men's mags in prison
Stephen Hudson said his right to freedom of expression was breached.
Revealed: Corrections Minister steps in over prison riot squads
A Newstalk ZB investigation found Corrections was in the dark over call-outs.
Black mould plagues Tasman Police HQ - prisoners driven to other centres
Road trips for prisoners to other centres after mould closes cells at Tasman Police HQ.
Paedophile showed up at victim's house after arrest, abused him again
Clyde Rymer was sentenced to prison today for 21 historic child sexual abuse charges.
Facility for dangerous criminals costs $1m a year
Handful of the country's most dangerous offenders in special facility after imprisonment.
Revealed: Prisoners caught in hand sanitiser booze-up
Ten inmates charged after allegedly getting drunk at Waikeria Prison.
Rimutaka Prison lockdown lifted after bomb threat
Messages were left on the prison's phone claiming a bomb will be placed on site.
Watch: Moana Maniapoto's tribute to one of Māoridom's greatest thinkers
A new film reveals the real Moana Jackson - radical pioneer, rugby coach and neat freak.
Skin in the game: Tattoo removal paid for young prisoners
New funding for inmates will help get their hand and face tattoos removed.
Conversation with a 14yo ram raider - what he said before the police arrived
Waiting for police to arrive, alleged ram raider - 14 - talks to journalist David Fisher.
US prison official missing after escorting inmate facing murder charges
Sheriff's department is "aggressively investigating" the disappearance.
Prison psychologist censured after sexual relationship with inmate
The psychologist saw the man in prison 34 times and smuggled music CDs to her boyfriend.
Returning inmate caught smuggling drugs into prison
The inmate was caught trying to smuggle the drugs into prison after compassionate leave.
Prison corruption: Convict's partner avoids jail for part in bribing guard
In sentencing, the woman was given credit for being a first offender.
Corrections 'have not followed process at all' for trans prisoner
A trans man says he was endangered on multiple occasions when in the care of Corrections.
'Total brutality': 501 deportees gushing blood, tied to furniture at Aussie facility
Christmas Island detainees bloody and beaten after violent altercation with guards.
'Expensive failure': NZ's cost per prisoner hits $150,000 a year
The total cost of the country's prisons has risen $140 million since 2018/19.
Miscarriage of Justice: Nearly 300 applications for review but none completed
"As the famous dictum put it, justice delayed is justice denied" - Chris Penk.
Firing-squad death penalty executions now possible in South Carolina
"The death penalty is going to stay ... If we're going to have it, it ought to be humane."
Inmates who shanked prisoner sentenced to more jail time
The attack only stopped once prison officers intervened.
'Aunty I've done something really, really bad' - Nomads prospect jailed
Nomads prospect stabbed a rival gang member in the face 15 times with a pair of scissors.
Māori hearings: 'I was a child at the mercy of a monster'
Abuse in care: Māori hearings began on Monday with the experiences of two young men.
The great escape: Inmate dressed as guard let out two security gates to freedom
Rimutaka Prison staff reportedly "feeling embarrassed" as "there were a lot of failures".
Tests come back negative from Whanganui prison inmates
The prisoners had tested negative on rapid antigen tests on Friday afternoon.
Fifty Wiri prisoners testing positive; 600 locked down
Prisoners tested at the Auckland South Corrections Facility are infected with Omicron.
Rimutaka Prison inmate fled using stolen white Toyota Hiace van
Police are still searching for the man.
46 men at South Auckland prison test positive for Covid-19
A spokesperson said no prisoners have required specialist care or hospitalisation.
Dunedin rapist remains in jail as bail denied
Parole has been declined for the prisoner after abusive conduct towards staff and inmates.
Recidivist disqualified driver threatened with jail term
Andrew Springfield was warned continuing to flout the law by driving could result in jail.
Auckand prisoner now convicted twice of slashing fellow inmates' throats
Anthony Wheble stabbed an inmate just months after his sentencing for another attack.
Police release name of 'dangerous' prisoner on the run
Michael Tautari is described as about 165cm tall and of medium-to-small build.
Prisoner let out to attend tangi now on the run, crashes car then steals another
The man, reported to be prisoner, crashed just after 7pm in Oakleigh.
Sub-par haircut 'not suitable for my self-respect', alleged drug trafficker tells judge
Drugs accused says he shouldn't have to cut his own hair while awaiting trial behind bars.