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Prisoner acquitted of murder, admits assaults
Killer Beez gang associate 'relentless' in the pursuit and attack of a fellow prisoner.
Prison attack: Four corrections officers taken to hospital
Four Corrections officers were attacked by inmates at Otago Corrections Facility.
Jarrod Gilbert: Why male inmates could benefit from reform in women's prisons
OPINION: Jarrod Gilbert on the need for prison reform.
Father jailed for manslaughter after toddler shooting refused parole
Man jailed for killing toddler daughter refused parole after contraband found in cell.
Vaccine mandate to now include all prison staff
Education, health and now prison staff must be vaccinated.
Christchurch Men's Prison staffer banned after alleged 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate
A review is underway after a "serious breach" of prison rules by a Corrections employee.
Prisoner of love: Jail nurse suspended after intimate relationship with ex-inmate
Messy bond revealed between Nurse 'Ms R' and prisoner 'Mr H'.
Auckland Prison inmate accused of two-month escape in court
Te Ariki Poulgrain, 23, allegedly escaped from a medical facility in Grafton in June.
Sydney's Skaf rapist brothers' shocking acts in jail revealed
Vile behaviour of Skaf rapists did not stop when they were jailed.
Gang riot: At least 100 dead in Ecuador prison
Ecuadorian officials say the death toll from a gang battle in jail risen to more than 100.
'Very necessary': Taliban vows to bring back executions, warns world of interfering
Punishments like executions and amputations of hands to return under Taliban rule.
Self-styled justice reformer's prison visit rights pulled after charging inmate thousands
Corrections has launched an investigation and suspended Scott Guthrie's visitor status.
Jarrod Gilbert: Prison doesn't usually offer hope. Why this unit is different
Imagine living in lockdown for six years and no tech. How would you adapt to life outside?
Prison inmate with Covid-19 attended court in person, more than a dozen contacts identified
Police cars, court cleaned as prisoner with Covid-19 has more than a dozen contacts.
Three prisoners at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility isolating
A newly received prisoner may have been in contact with a Covid-19 case in the community.
Spring Hill Corrections Facility prisoner starts fire in cell
Some prisoners were evacuated after a small fire in a cell.
Authorities allege prison inmate accused of escape was found with shotgun, bullets
Te Ariki Poulgrain, 23, was arrested Saturday in Ōtara.
Tempers frayed inside Spring Hill Prison as level 3 restrictions remain
No visits, no programmes, extended time in cells at country's only alert level 3 prison.
Inmates vs prison staff - how the vaccination rates compare
Inmates vaccination rates well below prison staff after 'pause' in vaccination.
'Baffled': Corrections rejected offer to rehab terrorist from NZMA
NZMA says attack may have been prevented if Corrections didn't pass up rehab offer.
Inmate on prison Covid case: 'None of us want to die in here'
Corrections says 'positive' case in prison - Ministry of Health says 'not confirmed'.
Jury trials on hold as Delta strikes
Murder, blackmail and fraud trials among those affected as juries stay home in level 4.
Coroner to probe newborn baby's tragic death in prison
A baby died in tragic circumstances in a Melbourne prison, a court has been told.
Memory loss: Parole Board's concerns over jailed broker who defrauded clients of millions
Forex Brokers Limited director Russell Maher says he won't handle people's money again.
Prisoners waiting years for rehab, psych help - Parole Board
Rehabilitation not happening til very late in the sentence, says board.
Waikeria Prison written down to the tune of up to $25m after riots
For six days, at least 17 inmates rioted causing widespread damage at the prison.
New 'Corrections-made currency' causing chaos in NZ prisons
If the nicotine lozenges aren't handed over, prisoners are threatened or even attacked.
Prison officer busted attempting to smuggle 'contraband'
Corrections declined to say what the contraband was but police are investigating.
Revealed: Comancheros gang's special prison wing at Mt Eden
More than 30 members of the gang are being held in the remand prison's "Charlie" unit
National's new tough on crime campaign uses bad data, attacks scheme Collins helped set up
Judith Collins was Minister of Police in 2010 and Minister of Justice in 2014.
About 80 high-security prisoners to be sent to Otago
A significant number of high security prisoners to be moved to Otago Corrections Facility.
Govt looks to 'tidy up' practice of jailing asylum seekers
Phil Twyford said the Government has 'listened' to advocacy groups.
Prisoners know they can 'get away with bad behaviour' - union
Almost half of prisoners are being let off internal disciplinary charges.