Inmate who failed to return to jail after tangi hands himself in to police
Inmate considered dangerous hands himself in to police.
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Schoolgirl killer refused parole for 1992 crime
The killer of a North Canterbury teen will remain behind bars until at least March 2021.
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The mother ways she was locked in cell for seven days and made an example of.
No parole: Sex abuser 'not suitable' for rehab, still in denial
Dunedin man "not suitable" for rehabilitation because of his denial of the offending.
No parole: Witness who lied in David Tamihere trial remains 'undue risk'
After more than 30 years in prison, Witness C still deemed undue risk by the parole board.
Police investigating corruption at Rimutaka Prison
Wide-ranging investigation has been going on at Rimutaka Prison over the past eight weeks.
Women's prison run by 'punitive culture'
Damning internal review of Auckland Region Women's Correctional Facility at Wiri.
Christchurch terrorist allowed to watch two hours of television a day
The convicted murderer is allowed to the watch the Home and Garden channel in his cell.
Chch terror attack: NZ's most stringent prison conditions ever
Terrorist killer Brendon Tarrant faces an isolated life as a locked-up "hermit".
Inmate organised bar tab for Mt Eden prison guards
An imprisoned gang member organised a bar tab for guards in an attempt to corrupt them.
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What will happen to Christchurch mosque killer Brenton Tarrant during his life sentence?
The secret flight to get Chch mosque gunman to sentencing
Corrections says releasing any flight details would compromise public safety.
'I don't have a purpose': Man reoffends to go back to prison
Probation report said prison gave the offender "space" and allowed him to be himself.
US rape suspect freed due to virus risk allegedly kills accuser
The man was found by police in a critical condition with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Man who stole police guns charged with prison assault
Notorious thief who made off in a police patrol car pleads guilty to prison attack.
Prisoner climbs basketball hoop, stays there 8 hours and spits at guards
The prisoner then spat at and hit a guard trying to get him down, a court heard.
Prison incident: Inmates refuse lock up, try to start fires - riot staff called in
Alan Whitley said staff should be praised for how they managed an incident on Monday.
Inmate had heart attack after Corrections failed to provide medication
The Health and Disability Commission found Corrections failed in its responsibilities.
Recidivist rapist, child killer still too dangerous for release after 28 years behind bars
Davis has been denied parole a number of times.
The number of Māori women imprisoned without conviction has nearly doubled after law change
Prisoner remands have increased across the board, but Māori women are affected most.
Three of 4 inmates accused of Auckland prison murder named
Blake Lee died after an alleged attack in one of the prison's yards, Corrections says.
Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia since 1991, no one has ever been convicted
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Arthur Taylor back behind bars
High-profile inmate Arthur Taylor is back in jail after being recalled from parole.
Focus Live: Three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter after death of a man in custody
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Shots fired at Corrections officer in Whanganui Prison carpark
Corrections supporting staff member and family after shooting.
Assaults almost double in New Zealand's women's prisons
Corrections say increasing female gang associates in jails may, in part, be to blame.
Son killed by driver high on meth: 'It wasn't an accident'
"It wasn't an accident it was a tragedy."
Escaped prisoner caught by police in Upper Hutt
The 29-year-old man escaped Corrections custody yesterday evening.
On the run: Prisoner escapes while being taken back to Rimutaka Prison
Police hunt Ricky Wilson who was last seen in Upper Hutt last night.
'They were waiting for me to die': Double-killer threatens legal action to move prisons
'Jailhouse lawyer' Arthur Taylor says lack of support a national problem.
Parole declined: Man who killed daughter does not want to return to 'risky' haunts
A man who shot his toddler daughter dead will remain in prison until at least August.
Coronavirus: Prisoners in cells up to 23 hours a day
Prison guards say it's so they can manage physical distancing during the outbreak.