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Ban would improve prison safety - guard
The safety benefits from banning lighters in prisons would outweigh threats of violence over the planned smoking ban, a prison guard says.
Prisoners already threatening guards over smoking ban
Threats to guards are already widespread as a result of the looming smoking ban, the Corrections Association says.
Cigarette crackdown already causing fights, says ex-inmate
Squeeze on cigarettes is already causing fights, says a man just released from Waikato's Rangipo Prison.
'Bash' threats over prison smoking ban
Prison guards have been threatened with "the bash" when the ban on inmates smoking takes effect.
Prison smoking ban to kick in next July
Corrections Minister Judith Collins today announced prisoners have 12 months to kick the smoking habit before a total ban comes in.
Should NZ prisons be smoke-free?
Smoking will be banned in all prisons from next year. Is this a good idea? Some say it could cause fights, others claim it will reduce lung cancer risks.
Prisons to become smoke-free from next year
Department of Corrections bosses found taxpayers could be liable for lawsuits from prison guards exposed to inmates' second-hand smoke.
A catalyst for social change
Carol Hirschfeld talks frankly about what she hopes is life-changing programming at Maori TV.
Nurseries fear impact of cheap prison labour
An emergency meeting has been called as the horticulture industry confronts what its says is the negative impact of cheap prison labour.
NZ killer jailed for 25 years for US wife's murder
Kiwi Blazej Kot has been sentenced to 25 yrs to life in prison for fatally slashing his wife's throat in the US.