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US report critical of private prisons

Public-private prison plan right move - criminologist

Private prisons could provide a "spur of competition" to improve prisons, says expert.

South Auckland prison to be public-private set up

The Govt wants a 1000-bed male prison at Wiri to be designed, built and operated under a public-private partnership.

British social workers called dictators

Hit-and-run trial opens

Review of spy case defence is welcomed

Liberty's family hope for harsher prison term

Minister orders review of 'greater good' defence

Simon Power orders a law review after three men successfully used a "greater good" defence to justify extensively damaging the Waihopai spybase.

<i>Tapu Misa:</i> 'Three strikes' law may not curb crime

Sounds lawyer faces complaint

One of the country's top lawyers is under police scrutiny over a matter concerning the Scott Watson trial.

A matter of judgment

A retired senior judge has laid a complaint to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner about Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson.

Pressure on judge to quit

Senior members of the legal profession are calling for the resignation of a Supreme Court judge accused of breaching judicial ethics.

<i>Editorial:</i> Changes to legal aid long overdue

Victim wants church to take responsibility for abuse

A man haunted by childhood memories of sexual abuse at a Catholic orphanage just wants someone to acknowledge there was wrongdoing.

Catholic church investigating five cases of alleged abuse

Legal-aid lawyers facing skills tests

Competency tests for legal aid lawyers under reforms

New Government reforms of the legal aid system include steps to monitor the competency of legal aid lawyers.

Church scandal: Paedophile monks released

Two monks jailed in NZ's most notorious Catholic sexual abuse scandal have been released on parole after serving less than half their sentences.