Latest from Department of Corrections

'Prison is a place of relative safety'

The changes aim to identify women at risk of family violence early in their prison sentences so appropriate support can be organised.

One of NZ's worst killers under watch

One of the country's most brutal killers has been moved into a high risk unit following an incident at prison involving an "improvised weapon".

High-risk offenders' housing defended

Corrections is defending its decision to place two high-risk sex offenders in a Hamilton boarding house where young kids were living.

Family told to move from paedophile

Family with two girls told to play on other side of their house after paedophile was moved in next door, Labour MP says.

Serco investigation 'fair': High Court

An investigation into allegations of 'fight clubs' at Mt Eden Corrections Facility was fair and the resulting report without error, a High Court judge has found.

An open letter to Minister of Corrections

COMMENT: The Corrections Department should spend time and effort in recruiting more persons such as Ngapari Nui to be kaiwhakamana in the prisons.

Mount Eden prisoners refused lock-up

Security reinforcements were put on stand-by and Mount Eden prison locked-down after disorder involving a group of up to 50 prisoners.

Dozens of prisoners put in lockdown

Inmates at an Auckland prison were put in lockdown for 48 hours after obstructing corrections officers and disobeying orders.

Probation officer's warnings removed

A probation officer is suing his bosses for secretly removing safety warnings from a report after the inmate then attacked a man just months after being released.

Prison guards stood down for FB posts

Corrections Minister Judith Collins says prison officers who were caught posting about an inmate on social media had let the department down.

New safety measure in probation centre

A Wellington probation centre is making their staff feel safer with added security that includes panic alarms to alert police.

Serco to pay $8m to Corrections

Serco has agreed to pay $8 million to Corrections after the department stepped in last July to manage the Mt Eden Corrections facility.

Serco charged $8m for prison debacle

The Government has charged Serco $8 million to cover the costs of resuming control of Mt Eden Corrections Facility last year.

Judith Collins: Explaining the record high prison population

Stream of deportees arrive in NZ

Criminals deported from Australia have been arriving here at the rate of more than one a day since a law managing their return was passed last year.

Corrections stands by Mt Eden report

The Corrections Department is standing by a highly critical report of violence within Mt Eden Corrections Facility.