Amnesty International say they're "concerned" about the reports released by Crimes of Torture Act inspectors, and steps must be taken to prevent further acts of torture.

New Zealand's new Prime Minister is a former farmer and literature student from smalltown Southland who once described himself as "specialising in being boring".

The Salvation Army has released a report with several recommendations to Corrections to reduce re-offending and help ex-prisoners re-enter society.

COMMENT: Three strikes and you're out. If any expression shows the influence of America, this is it.

COMMENT: The Three-Strikes legislation is only going to increase the prison population. It's time it went the way of its disgraced Act Party champion.

Murderer George Baker was involved in a stand-off with police at Auckland's North Shore Hospital after he was uncuffed by Corrections staff and "smashed up his room".

"It's Not Ok" spokesperson Vic Tamati talks to Hawke's Bay Regional Prison inmates about living a violence-free life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How could we have got it so wrong? The pollsters and the politicians, the analysts, theorists and columnists - especially this one

They say a stitch in time saves nine - that's the hope for a group of Auckland prisoners.

A review of volunteers in New Zealand prisons has found two were active gang members - one of whom had a conviction for making P.

Labour MP Kelvin Davis says an inmate has reported being given answers to exams in a situation where good test results boost prison-manager Serco's performance.

COMMENT: Some of you will say, 'you do the crime, you do the time'. But if you consider her children's perspective, does your point of view change?

The Government appears certain to miss its target of cutting reoffending in New Zealand by next year.

Port Ahuriri Playcentre has stunning new carvings for the kids to enjoy. But they're not from a gallery or marae, they're from prison. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: Crime does not pay, as the old adage goes. That may or may not be true, but what is absolutely without question is that crime costs.

Seven boys overpowered three night staff at a south Auckland youth justice facility and took their keys before escaping onto the roof.

COMMENT: John Key this week recalled the shock he felt when Simon Power privately told him he would be retiring from politics.

Assaults on prison guards by inmates have increased by more than 100 in the last year.

Three members of staff at the Paremoremo Prison required medical treatment after being assaulted by a group of prisoners.

The leader of a methamphetamine importation ring - run from his prison cell - has been jailed.

A prison riot in northern Brazil has reportedly left 25 inmates dead, seven of them decapitated and six burned to death.

Meditation has helped prisoners in one of Mexico's most notorious jails change their lives. Michael Donaldson talks to a pair of unlikely Kiwi monks.

An earlier report into "fight clubs" at a Serco jail should have been acted on, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says.

Hawke's Bay Police are looking for a Turei Crawford who is wanted for failing to return to Hawke's Bay Prison after being granted compassionate leave.

A three-year trial aimed at getting prisoners into jobs and stopping them returning to crime will begin in seven prisons this week.

COMMENT: Making unlawful detention subsequently lawful only deepens the outrage.

COMMENT: The disproportionate amount of Maori in our criminal justice system is among the most serious problems facing New Zealand.

A human rights lawyer says the case for compensation is strong for those held in jail too long as a result of Corrections misinterpreting the law.

Tristram talks to Political Reporter Isaac Davison about the Corrections blunder that has seen possibly thousands of inmates incarcerated for too long.

Prisoners could walk free today and Corrections Minister Judith Collins will be briefed on the fall-out from the miscalculation of parole and release dates.