Prison bosses have admitted that they expected riots when they banned smoking in jails last year.

A woman visiting her partner in prison was trapped inside for more than three hours despite screaming out for guards and throwing a chair at a window to get their attention.

A dangerous prisoner who killed a guard is being investigated for two separate assaults on Corrections officers within two weeks.

A dangerous prisoner who killed a guard has allegedly attacked another jailer in similar circumstances.

A Hawke's Bay prison officer was hospitalised yesterday after being attacked by an inmate, and the incident is now being investigated by police.

A final decision on parole conditions for notorious sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been delayed until this afternoon, hours after he walked free.

The timing of Lloyd Alexander McIntosh's alleged breach will raise the pressure in Wanganui.