Jack Tame: More prisons will not fix crime
OPINION: Prison reform must happen, but it is a long and difficult job.
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Jarrod Gilbert: Our prisons are in crisis
Long term solutions are fine but the new Government must find a quick fix.
Torture reports highlight violence in NZ prisons
Government watchdog disappointed conditions fail to improve in NZ prisons.
Corrupt prison guard avoids jail time
A prison officer has been sentenced for smuggling contraband into inmates.
Recidivist rapist William refused parole
A man who raped South Auckland women in their homes at night will stay behind bars.
Prisoner assaulted at Paremoremo prison
A prisoner injured in a gang-related assault at Paremoremo is back behind bars.
Escape from hell: How hope turned into brutality in North Korea
North Korean escapees relate how secretive country changed under the 'Great Successor.'
Drones smuggle in prison contraband
The use of drones to smuggle in contraband has guards on alert at Australian prisons.
'Serial shanker' behind prison attack
An inmate who allegedly stabbed another man is serving time for similar offending.
Two maximum security prisoners attacked
Two maximum security prisoners were assaulted in gang-related attacks at Paremoremo today.
Prison inmate seriously injured in Black Power assault
The man was assaulted in the exercise yard at the Otago Correctional Facility.
This tweet got US journalist jailed by Mugabe ... and she didn't even send it
Twitter account owner still mocking Zimbabwe President, after saying he wore a catheter.
Corrections report reveals latest on prisons
New Zealand's prison population has increased by 700 this year, says Corrections.
Inmate: 'something is eating my brain'
Lawsuit claims inmate was left to die at a Correctional Facility in Kansas.
Liam Martin: Dear Labour, Please don't build another prison
COMMENT: New Zealand's large new remote prisons are no cure for crime.
Packed prisons turn to kitset cells
Double-bunked kitset cells will arrive at our prisons next year.
Violent gang initiation ritual behind bars revealed
Man wanted to become Black Power member. But first he had to prove himself.
Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe pens book
Infamous criminal Dean Wickliffe speaks to the Weekend Herald about his new book.
The life and times of NZ's most 'notorious' crim
EXCLUSIVE: Dean Wickliffe has spent more time in prison than any other Kiwi, bar one.
Spice-smoking inmate reacts to 'zombie' drug
Inmates held him down so wardens wouldn't hear as he convulsed from side effects of Spice
Singer teams up with police, prisoners
NZ music star Tina Cross goes to prison to use the power of song to fight family violence
Inmate smuggles phone into jail - complains about service
Criminal argued with phone company's customer services team from behind bars.
Checkmate for prison drug smuggler
Cannabis oil and marijuana were found in a chess set brought into Manawatu Prison today.
Jarrod Gilbert: Justice policies lack inspiration
COMMENT: If the parties were students none would grade highly.
Vote 2017: The Big Issues - watch a rundown of the parties' law and order policies
Aggravated robberies and burglaries have put law and order in the spotlight.
Why is Corrections helping inmates get bail?
Too many prisons, not enough cells - Corrections is finding ways to get inmates bail.
Wanted man uses wigs to dodge police
A wanted man has been using disguises such as wigs to avoid police.
Prison voting ban: Crown wins right to appeal
The Crown is taking the prisoner voting ban to the Supreme Court.
Two guards injured in unprovoked prison attack
Two guards have been injured in an attack at Auckland's Paremoremo Prison.
Prison bugging inquiry handed to police
A bugging investigation at Christchurch Men's Prison makes 'extremely serious allegations'
Surprise find in prison vege patch
Staff at Waikeria Prison discovered a stash of contraband in the prison's vegetable patch.
Alan Duff: Boot camps will achieve nothing
COMMENT: We're desperate for more tradesmen, not boys whipped into shape.
Rollie Heke 'the definition of a gangster'
A former inmate tells of his time in prison with wanted fugitive Rollie James Heke.