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.

The mother of a Spring Hill prison guard who was killed by an inmate says she's not bitter about her son's death, despite a Coroner's criticism of Corrections.