Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has clarified confusion over what he knew and when.

The 10-year projection of NZ's prison population has surged in the past two years.

A key player in pushing for harsher criminal punishment has been sidelined.

Volunteer-run yoga classes one of the most popular among prison inmates.

Justice Minister says there are other things besides three strikes to reduce prison muster

Kelvin Davis says there is a contingency plan if the prison population continues growing.

Minister of Corrections, Kelvin Davis, announces plan for Waikeria Prison facilities. / Dean Purcell

COMMENT: Building houses will work far better, making people safe, than building prisons.

The initiative is aimed at high-risk offenders to give them access to intensive therapy.

COMMENT: Prison can be turned into a life changing experience for offenders.

New Zealand's only maximum security facility, at Paremoremo, is more than 50 years old.

About 30 corrections staff called in sick after an increase in organised violence.

COMMENT: Andrew Little's planning a lot of change. But his motivation is problematic.

Three attacks have targeted staff members at Auckland Prison in the past week.

National says it will reverse any criminal justice.changes made by the Govt.

They spent their childhood in Whanganui; now they face life in an Aussie prison

Newspapers intended for inmates said to be winding up with guards.

Forecasts of prison populations called a "best guess" after inmate projections go wrong.

NZ First has campaigned on three strikes in the past but Labour wants to repeal it.

The Government will introduce its plans for cutting prisoner numbers in September.

Plans to expand Waikeria Prison in the Waikato have been scrapped.

A 600-bed boost to prisons will not solve overcrowding, unions say.

Moves to tackle child poverty welcomed, but advocates say beneficiaries let down.

Funding for housing and addressing child poverty a good start some say, but more is needed

Hundreds of new pop-up jail cells will be built with $200m of new funding in Budget 2018.

Science versus the roar of the crowd - what sort of justice does New Zealand want?

Steel bars couldn't stop the criminal from continuing to scam investors.

Double murderer Graeme Burton has been assaulted at Auckland Prison this morning.

COMMENT: It is fair to say there's less tolerance for crime generally.

A document has raised questions over the tax structure of the Sensible Sentencing Trust.