New ZealandPrisoners paid $500,000A child sex offender was paid $26,600 in compensation by the taxpayer under a scheme which has awarded more than $500,000 to prisoners since it came into effect in 2005.21 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandJailers blamed for prison riotThe father of a Spring Hill Prison inmate says last weekend's riots were sparked by a fracas between the 19-year-old and guards after they caught him with home brew.08 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandBoss defends riot tacticsOfficers confronted by 29 rioting inmates at the Spring Hill prison would have been overwhelmed if they tried to use pepper spray, a prison boss says.03 Jun 09:41 PM
New ZealandCheering inmates riot at prisonAbout 100 inmates have been relocated to other prisons as abandoned cell blocks of the Spring Hill jail where rioters caused chaos yesterday are investigated.01 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandPrison riot overGang tensions are believed to have sparked the on-going prison riot at Spring Hill jail south of Auckland, where inmates are setting fires and damaging cells.01 Jun 04:48 AM
New ZealandShock find in killer's cellOne of New Zealand's most notorious killers, William Bell, has been caught with a prison officer's stab-resistant vest in his maximum security jail cell.25 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandScan more criminals, union saysCorrections staff are calling for special scanning chairs in all prisons after doctors found a cellphone hidden in the rectum of an injured Paremoremo prisoner.25 May 05:30 PM
OpinionPeter Williams: Even prisoners need to connectThere's a need for prisoners to have access to a phone and it's one everyone should understand: they need to communicate with their families.25 May 05:30 PM
OpinionGrant Bayldon: Death should not be only way out of Guantanamo BayThe atmosphere in Guantanamo Bay is one of desperation, writes Grant Bayldon. Many of the detainees have been imprisoned for more than 10 years in this abyss where the rule of law and fundamental human rights disappear.14 May 05:30 PM
WorldHomecoming an illusion for 'freed' detaineeShaker Aamer remembers the frantic knocking on the door, the voices screaming for him to get out.26 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandPrison veges given to communityVegetables being grown in prisons throughout the country are being given back to the community.24 Mar 10:32 PM
New ZealandFrom pound life to prison lifeA pilot programme at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison is saving dogs earmarked to be put down and giving them a "second chance" at life.20 Mar 05:25 AM
KahuLawyer confident bid will get nodThe lawyer for Maori activist Tame Iti is confident his application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against his conviction and sentence will be successful.27 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGPS monitoring to be extendedCorrections Minister Anne Tolley said today that low security prisoners would be electronically tracked while travelling between prisons and their workplace, as well as on the job.19 Feb 02:33 AM
New ZealandNo plans to expand Whanganui PrisonThe Department of Corrections says there are no plans to expand Whanganui Prison, despite the fact it will need to accommodate more remand prisoners when New Plymouth Prison closes next month.12 Feb 10:00 PM
New ZealandRise in assaults on guardsAlmost 30 prison guards have been seriously assaulted since mid-2010 with 88 per cent punched in the head or face area and one attacked with hot water.12 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandInmates try to beat phone blocksMore than 200 cellphones have been seized each year in prisons since jamming technology was put in place to stop inmates from illicitly contacting the outside world.04 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre Woodham: Prison plan worth the moneyApart from the claustrophobia of being imprisoned in a cell, I imagine the worst thing about being incarcerated would be the stultifying boredom.02 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Work in jail scheme will do more harm than goodEditorial: Some policies aimed at quenching what politicians perceive to be a public appetite for fairness are recycled regularly even when they have been shown to be deeply flawed.31 Jan 04:39 AM
New ZealandNo pay in prison reformsUp to 1400 inmates will be working 40 hours a week - without pay - by the end of this year as part of a plan to create more "working prisons" in New Zealand.29 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiller admits two more assaultsA dangerous high-security prisoner who killed a Corrections officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting two more.16 Jan 12:04 AM
