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'I'm living my life as a dead person'
When Anitelia Chan Kee killed Navtej Singh with a gunshot blast to the chest, he also destroyed an entire family.
Wrongly imprisoned for 30 years
An Ohio man tasted freedom for the first time in nearly 30 years today.
No royal commission for 'serial killer' Williams
Premier says Carl Williams was a serial killer and a royal commission into his death would be a waste of taxpayers' money.
Underworld war feared after killing of crime boss
The murder of former Melbourne crime boss Carl Williams has opened a new can of worms.
Public-private prison plan right move - criminologist
Private prisons could provide a "spur of competition" to improve prisons, says expert.
South Auckland prison to be public-private set up
The Govt wants a 1000-bed male prison at Wiri to be designed, built and operated under a public-private partnership.
Japan to lay five charges against NZ whaling activist
Japan will lay five charges against anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, for boarding the Shonan Maru II in the Southern Ocean in February. His lawyer says the situation is potentially very serious.
'The minister wants you out'
The convicted violent criminal who lived in Government minister Paula Bennett's home is out of prison - and has been kicked out of the country.
Notorious tourist murderer let out of prison
Convicted double-murderer David Tamihere - who killed two Swedish tourists in 1990 - has had his first proper taste of freedom in 21 years.
Child sex tours put into three strikes law
People who travel overseas to have sex with children will face a "strike" towards life imprisonment under new proposals that widen the net of the three strikes bill.