Arthur Taylor back behind bars
High-profile inmate Arthur Taylor is back in jail after being recalled from parole.
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Murderer Phillip Smith denied parole
He won't appear before the Parole Board for another two years.
Assaults almost double in New Zealand's women's prisons
Corrections say increasing female gang associates in jails may, in part, be to blame.
Covid-positive traveller jailed for 10 days after refusing health check
A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 has been in an Auckland jail.
Escaped prisoner caught by police in Upper Hutt
The 29-year-old man escaped Corrections custody yesterday evening.
On the run: Prisoner escapes while being taken back to Rimutaka Prison
Police hunt Ricky Wilson who was last seen in Upper Hutt last night.
Escaped prisoner on the run in Upper Hutt, police use heat-sensing helicopter
Police said they 'are currently assisting Corrections to locate a person of interest'.
$65k payout for bashed, traumatised ex-prison guard
Guard 'broken into a thousand pieces' after prison assault.
Creditors claim $40m from failed Australian prison builder
Dozens of creditors lodge claims with Decmil Construction NZ liquidator
Attacked prison guard awarded $65,000
Officer punched unconscious from behind and then punched a further 20 times.
Corrections claims Aussie builder was a year late amid $12m battle over NZ prisons contract
Contract for new prisons struck in 2017, builder now in liquidation
Parole declined: Man who killed daughter does not want to return to 'risky' haunts
A man who shot his toddler daughter dead will remain in prison until at least August.
Ombudsman 'discouraged' from accessing prisons
Concerns about inmates enduring extended lockdown hours during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Liquidator wants $12.5m from Corrections NZ
Court examinations could reveal more about termination - liquidator
Covid-19 con air flight: Plane chartered for just four inmates
The private flight will move four inmates from Chch to Auckland.
Christchurch white supremacist loses appeal
Philip Arps remains banned from city's mosques.
Group accused of prison murder keep names hidden
Blake John Lee died at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo last month from an alleged attack.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Call to lower prison population to combat spread of virus
"The potential for the spread of coronavirus is incredibly high."
UK prisoner first inmate to die from coronavirus
The 84-year-old man was a convicted sex offender.
Graeme Burton prison attack: Senior gang member sentenced to preventive detention
Burton was left in a life-threatening condition and now suffers from diminished vision.
Guard's relationship with inmate costs her job - but she's awarded $30,000
Flawed Department of Corrections investigation means dismissed guard compensated.
Auckland Prison coronavirus scare: Worker sent home unwell
Prison says it is taking Ministry of Health-recommended precautions to deal with incident.
Auckland Prison death: Police release name of victim
The inmate died after being attacked by a fellow prisoner inside Paremoremo Prison.
Woman who dumped body denied parole
Aleisha Dawson drove Brent Bacon's body to a secluded area, north of Dunedin.
Triple killer William Bell awarded compo for illegal strip search
The compensation was for the unlawful strip search at Auckland Prison in 2016.
White supremacist banned from mosques and contact with Muslims
The man has more than 30 criminal convictions.
Teen killer: Why he was sent back to jail
Here's what the New Zealand Parole Board decision said about him.
Highly monitored sex offender sent back to prison after bizarre teen porn project plan uncovered
Convicted paedophile sent back to jail for breaching extended supervision order.
GPS tracking sought to keep white supremacist away from mosques
Corrections applies for extra-vigilant release conditions for Hitler-admirer Philip Arps.
Four prisoners injured after prison van crashes north of Taupō
The accident happened on SH1 between Chestnut Rd and Ohakuri Rd.
Guard's actions in altercation with inmate, 79, called egregious
A Corrections officer who had an altercation with elderly prisoner acted egregiously.
Assault at Auckland's Paremoremo prison, prisoner placed in segregation
Over 75 per cent of the prison population have convictions for violence.
Axe-murderer and sexual predator wants out of NZ jail to return to UK
Anthony Hitchcock is a UK citizen, not a New Zealand citizen, and has family there.
Three Waikato prisoners recover from campylobacter, health and safety review under way
The source of the infection remains unknown and a health and safety review is under way.