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![Facebooking prison officers face sack for bagging boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Facebooking prison officers face sack for bagging boss
A Facebook page set up by prison officers to vent their anger could now get them fired instead.
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Three strikes' law may have merit, says Key
There may be "some merit" in three-strikes legislation for repeat offenders, says Prime Minister John Key.
![Garrido 'crazy, crazy, crazy': Family speak out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Garrido 'crazy, crazy, crazy': Family speak out
The man who held a US girl captive for 18 years is now under investigation for a string of unsolved murders.
![Hostage drama ends, lawyer blames 'episodes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hostage drama ends, lawyer blames 'episodes'
Convicted murderer George Baker has released a fellow prisoner who he took hostage yesterday.
![Containers may create 'slum prisons' - advocate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Containers may create 'slum prisons' - advocate
Prison containers are for shifting goods, not housing people, says a leading penal reform advocate after today's announcement the units will be trialled at Rimutaka Prison from next March.
![Nasty shock for jail smugglers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nasty shock for jail smugglers
199 people were searched at a combined Department of Corrections and police checkpoint at Auckland Prison at Paremoremo on Saturday.