New Zealand'Very happy people': Hamilton street wins fight to stop child sex offender moving inCorrections dropped the Hamilton East address after complaints from locals.12 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandMark Mitchell on police trust, protests, and protecting minoritiesMinister for Police, Corrections, Emergency Management and Recovery, Ethnic Communities, and Sports and Recreation joins us to explain how he juggles so many hats.Watch10 Nov 03:40 PM
New ZealandSuspicious substance found in the post at Hawke’s Bay Regional PrisonMail room find prompts evacuation as firefighters removed and disposed of the envelope.08 Oct 03:12 AM
New ZealandSurging violence, record numbers: What's driving the prison system 'crisis'?02 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSurging violence, record numbers: What’s driving the prison system 'crisis'Watch02 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsGovt adds 2 years to prison sentences for assaults on first responders, prison officers29 Jun 06:24 AM
New Zealand Sandwich press assault, hot water thrown: Prison attacks injure four staff22 Apr 09:46 PM
New Zealand‘Tragic irony’: Ex prison officer who worked in sex offenders unit convicted of child rape07 Mar 10:00 PM
New Zealand'Snitches get stitches': Family want answers after child sex offender's 'unexplained' prison death23 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKaren Aim's teen killer, who spent more than half his life in prison, denied paroleJahche Broughton beat tourist Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat when he was just 14.18 Nov 04:04 AM
CrimeInmate tries to kill two prisoners, cut off own body parts – court finds him saneOne of Anthony Wheble's violent prison yard attacks was captured on CCTV.23 Oct 05:55 PM
KahuFamily of inmate killed in cell demand answers from Corrections'The only way I can honour my brother is for the system to change.'10 Oct 11:13 PM
New ZealandDisgraced real estate agent, convicted fraudster risks prison recall after alleged parole breachThe Parole Board will decide Aaron Drever's fate when it meets next month.14 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThree Strikes 2.0: Why the Government has watered down the hardline policyThe 'manifestly unjust' clause will apply to both sentence length and parole.24 Jun 11:40 PM
New ZealandLowe-down on Sir Graham's prison programmeSir Graham Lowe and Minister of Corrections Mark Mitchell attending the graduation of the prison programme called Kick for the Seagulls.Watch14 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandInvestment in Corrections: Prison expansion could put pressure on communityExtra funding for prison beds, staff and rehab programmes welcomed.16 May 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficials' scathing analysis of Government gang proposalsHow the Ministry of Justice pushed to water down the gang crackdown proposals.13 Mar 03:42 AM
PoliticsThe Government's law and order 100-day action item that required 'no actions'The prison target wasn't just axed by Labour. It was never actioned by Corrections.11 Mar 12:20 AM
New ZealandPrison boss apologises after barring Herald journalist's gang bookHe said the staff were not aware that the books were approved for distribution.11 Jan 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young on Luxon's first Cabinet - the good, the bad and the unfairOPINION: Cabinet positions suggests National well and truly in charge.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandMass murderer who killed children claims Parole Board 'bias'The man has been denied parole 14 times since he was jailed in 1993.01 Nov 01:42 AM
New ZealandBehind the wire: Meet the men who get paid as little as 20 cents an hour'I wouldn’t say I was a model prisoner, but I played by the rules to get out here.'13 Oct 08:46 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Foiled attempts to curb offendersOPINION: Our editorial on offenders flouting conditions of home detention.29 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHawke's Bay Corrections staff forced by weather to sleep in empty prison wingSeveral prisons suffered damage or leaks in the weather carnage.15 Feb 06:23 AM
New ZealandMedia Council rules in favour of Community Action NetworkThe Media Council finds a Herald article about Facebook page threats was inaccurate.26 Dec 04:00 PM
