'Please hand yourself in'
The mother of escaped prisoner Stephen Maddren has made an emotional plea for her son to give himself up.
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Fears for safety of escaped prisoner
Police have fears for escaped prisoner who fled an Otago Corrections Facility wearing only trackpants and a top as 'hypothermic conditions' set in.
Inmate attacked for narking, court told
A Rimutaka inmate and prison guards were attacked because the offenders believed the prisoner had "narked" to guards, a court has heard.
Call for sex abusers roll to be public
Any register listing the names of convicted paedophiles must have iron-clad security measures to prevent details being leaked to the public, experts say.
Prisoner attacks lawyer
A man with a history of violent offending has admitted assaulting a senior Crown lawyer after escaping from security escorts while being led to courtroom cells.
Still using Facebook behind bars
The family of a man who was stomped to death by teenagers is shocked the ringleader has been running a Facebook page for two years - from his prison cell.
Fruit limits imposed after jail riot
Prisoners will not be able to have more than three pieces of fruit a day in NZ jails, after a major riot was found to have been caused by inmates who were drunk on home-brewed alcohol.
Inside NZ's new generation prison
Inmates moving through the country's new $300 million prison will be able to track their path to freedom.
'We're still fighting to keep him in prison'
Leigh Woodman has endured eight parole hearings within six years to fight to keep the man who murdered her 15-year-old daughter behind bars.
Care at Otago Prison questioned
Police investigations into the death of an Otago remand prisoner have been stepped up following the involvement of New Zealand's police watchdog in the case.
Prison guard drug tests upset union
The Department of Corrections is facing a backlash after introducing random drug and alcohol testing for prison guards.
Prisoners paid $500,000
A child sex offender was paid $26,600 in compensation by the taxpayer under a scheme which has awarded more than $500,000 to prisoners since it came into effect in 2005.
New law would shield lax officials
Susan Couch would have been banned from suing the Probation Service under legislation which will give negligent public servants immunity from civil lawsuits.
Killer in community
A murderer serving a life sentence is not ready to be released says the Parole Board. But because he is a mental health patient, he has already been out into the community.
Editorial: Work in jail scheme will do more harm than good
Editorial: Some policies aimed at quenching what politicians perceive to be a public appetite for fairness are recycled regularly even when they have been shown to be deeply flawed.
Corrections to pay sole survivor
The sole survivor of an attack at an Auckland Returned and Services Association in which three people were murdered is poised to get a payout from the Corrections Department.
Jails surprised by riot-free smoke ban
Prison bosses have admitted that they expected riots when they banned smoking in jails last year.
Woman visiting prison trapped for hours
A woman visiting her partner in prison was trapped inside for more than three hours despite screaming out for guards and throwing a chair at a window to get their attention.
Criminals face lifetime monitoring
Dangerous repeat violent offenders and sex offenders could be monitored for the rest of their lives after release from prison, says minister Anne Tolley.