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Man jailed for 2003 double murder dies in prison
Double killer taken to hospital after an incident at Wiri prison early on Monday morning.
'Fight, flight or freeze' expert at fatal jail shanking trial
Prison murder trial jury hears evidence about 'fight, flight or freeze' stress responses.
Prison murder trial: Gruesome stompings part of jail life, inmate tells jurors
Attack took place after members of different gangs were placed together in prison yard.
Government invests $10m in support programme for Māori women in prison
The announcement was made at Christchurch Women's Prison today.
Preserved graffiti helps Napier Prison gain Historic Place status
It opened in 1872. It doesn't look like it'll ever close.
Jeffrey Epstein's guards lied about his death
The guards were charged with lying on prison records.
Man accused of jailhouse murder pleads guilty
Blake Lee died in Auckland Prison in March last year.
'Please save my life': Asylum seekers allege prison rape, assaults
The Government is being urged to immediately end detaining asylum seekers in prison.
'I'm fighting to get out': Kiwi killer's letters from US jail
Clinton Thinn's lawyers are now preparing an appeal to the US Federal Court.
Shane Te Pou: Māori-led prison reform signals welcome shift in Crown's thinking
OPINION: NZ's approach to law and order has for too long been driven by populist impulses.
The relapse: Hawke's Bay inmate says $98m prison programme would have kept him out of jail
"As soon as we got back into the community we have to put those barriers back up."
'For Māori, by Māori': Govt's new prisoner rehabilitation scheme launches
A complete kaupapa Māori approach will be introduced for the first time.
Ex-inmate 'forced to defecate in front of guards, repeatedly strip-searched'
Peter Rerekura claims he was targeted because he had other legal action pending.
Murderer doctor's death sparks review of courts communications with prisons
Death of killer Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has forced a review at correction facilities.
Hawke's Bay prison inmates to defend kapa haka title
All 18 prisons in New Zealand will be invited to perform kapa haka for judges.
Rapist jailed for 15 years - Crown to appeal for longer sentence
Crown argued preventive detention should be imposed; rapist sentenced to 15 years' jail.
Rawiri Waititi: We all have (civil) rights
OPINION: Minister of Corrections should acknowledge his CEO misled him and the public.
Waikeria Prison protesters file civil rights claims
'We will not allow them to hide behind this racist system ... keeps Māori at the bottom.'
Paremoremo stabbing: Victim serious but stable; investigation ongoing
The prisoner was initially critically injured but has improved slightly overnight.
Judge tells mistreated prisoner 'you have suffered enough'
Mihi Bassett attempted suicide after she was subjected to 'cruel, degrading' treatment.
Corrections Minister orders urgent overhaul, review of women's prisons
Corrections under scrutiny after accusations of 'cruel and inhumane' treatment.
RSA triple killer William Bell loses appeal after alleged hostage plan
William Bell loses appeal after alleged plan to take female prison guard hostage.
Women prisoners: 'Hear our voices'
Opinion: Incarcerated women are among the most disadvantaged in our society.
Woman dies at Auckland women's prison in Wiri
Death due to 'natural causes as a result of a pre-existing medical condition' - jail boss.
Prison within a prison: Secret $3m unit to hold Christchurch mosque shooter
Mosque shooter and two violent criminals are locked up in a "prison within a prison".
Schizophrenic man who tried to kiss woman 'should not stay a minute more in prison', Supreme Court told
In 2016, Fitzgerald grabbed a woman on Cuba Street and tried to kiss her.
'Degrading and inhumane': Judge slams treatment at women's prison
Corrections at Auckland Woman's Prison broke its own rules and regulations multiple times.
'Like nothing on Earth': Homeless at 9, jailed at 16 - teen's Rangipo Prison horror
He believes his life has been set back at least 30 years by the way he was treated.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Federal executions likely a superspreader
70 per cent of death row inmates were sick with Covid towards the end of Trump's reign.
Waikeria prison riot accused keep name suppression
The group of 17 face a raft of charges.
Waikeria facing phone faults
Waikeria reviews given deadlines, but concerns raised about impartiality.
Domestic violence case shows deep flaws of justice system, say advocates
Prison sentence overturned in the hope it would limit gang influence on teen.