Parliament can't do "whatever it likes" against its own people, Supreme Court is told.

Solicitor-General says voting rights are not an issue that should be decided by courts.

The prison makeover included installing new displays and repainting.

Vigils protest prison suicides after teen dies in cell.

Arthur Taylor, 61, is serving 17 and a half years for a raft of charges.

Prison crowding adds pressure to love clash among female prisoners.

New Zealand's prison rates are approaching the levels of the United States.

Overcrowding of our prisons could create real danger to the public, says Chief Ombudsman.

NZ is chasing the US in incarceration numbers, but should be looking to the Netherlands.

"Tough on crime" is gone - Justice Minister Andrew Little says prison is not the answer.

Will the Government sign off on a 3000-bed, $1bn mega prison - or let some people go?

COMMENT: Barely credible Christchurch creche case deserves to be high on agenda.

Arthur Taylor's fiancee moved from Canada for love.

A researcher says solitary confinement makes people more likely to hurt others.

Pair allegedly found with methamphetamine and $11,000 at Auckland prison.

A total of 295 prisoner on staff assaults took place between January and August last year.

Corrections randomly tested 16,719 inmates. 1179 were found to have drugs in their system.

Tauranga man jailed for raft of firearm charges.

There are some 71 foreign prisoners still awaiting trial or further court hearings.

The country's prisoners will enjoy a simple but hearty Christmas lunch.

Man wanted to become Black Power member. But first he had to prove himself.

Crime reporters Sam Hurley and Anna Leask look back at some of the year's biggest cases.

Inmates at eight prisons are at last getting their share of current affairs.

Killer's court statement draws ire of groups that battle domestic violence.

OPINION: Prison reform must happen, but it is a long and difficult job.

High profile criminal Dean Wickliffe's new book A Life Behind Bars is now available to buy

Long term solutions are fine but the new Government must find a quick fix.

Government watchdog disappointed conditions fail to improve in NZ prisons.

A prison officer has been sentenced for smuggling contraband into inmates.

A man who raped South Auckland women in their homes at night will stay behind bars.