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Jail drugs drop stopped

Manslaughter accused loses name suppression

Axe attack sister-in-law speaks out

Firing squad prepare for grisly duty

Condemned double murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner has chosen the firing squad as his method of execution this Friday.

<i>Eugene Hyman:</i> Locking up crims and throwing away the key no answer

Groom attacks father with axe

A man has been jailed for attacking family members with a replica medieval axe on his wedding night, after he was caught kissing a bridesmaid.

Prison visitors facing drug smuggling charges

Two prisoners' mothers and a girlfriend are facing criminal charges, after trying to smuggle drugs.

Police-killer loses his freedom and $1m cash

One night in Rimutaka Prison

Herald reporter Derek Cheng spends a night in Unit 11 at Rimutaka Prison, the country's first unit built from old shipping containers.

Are shipping containers suitable to house prisoners?

Meet our man on the inside

Herald reporter Derek Cheng gets a first look at the container cells at Rimutaka Prison's new unit.

Phone tap foils drug plan

Corby wants a baby in jail

The mother of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby says her daughter wants to have a baby, even if she remains in jail.

No parole for child sex offender

Jail term for chicken farmer

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Let's give strikes law a chance