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'Fractures on every limb': Daycare's concerns leads to discovery of infant's abuse
Doctors compiled a two-page list of injuries on the baby, who was covered in bruises.
NZ prison numbers projected to spike under tougher crime laws - see the numbers
Prisoner numbers are expected to jump 36% in the next 10 years.
Man dies on remand at Invercargill Prison; investigation under way
Corrections said staff made every effort to try to save the man, who died on May 27.
The crim of comedy: Aussie ex-con's journey from prison gigs to stand-up success
Convicted drug dealer Andrew Hamilton is bringing his jail jokes to New Zealand.
Comanchero v Comanchero crime: Second man admits terrorising bodybuilder's family
A prospect and three patched members were investigated, including the national president.
'Crude attempt': Sister caught trying to use gran's death to get gangster brother out of prison
Natalia Merrin, 28, even catfished another dead person's Facebook page.
From prison to professor: Lance Ryan’s journey highlights reintegration gaps
OPINION: I was banned for life from directing and served over eight years in prison.
Rare sentence for rapist who posed as teen on Snapchat to lure 13yo victim
He insists it's all a conspiracy, leaving no hope for rehabilitation, the Crown says.
Public feedback overwhelmingly negative to bootcamp bill, MPs recommend physical force safeguards
Providers will be able to use force against children as a last resort.
Former top real estate agent's home detention bid thrown out despite 'savage' prison attack
The Crown calls Aaron Drever a calculated criminal lacking self-awareness.
Opinion: Denying prisoners the vote undermines democratic values
Imprisonment aims to incapacitate, deter, rehabilitate, and enact retribution.
How 10 prisoners made a daring escape from New Orleans jail
Ten prisoners escaped a New Orleans jail in an early-morning breakout.
'I'm a recidivist offender': Woman's journey from criminal to mentor
Allen has 178 convictions and has devoted herself to helping Northland addicts recover
Opinion: Prisoner voting ban shows how few parliamentary power checks there are
OPINION: It will damage a critical but fragile check on Government power.
'Cold sweats': Why ex-real estate star wants out of prison after 'life-altering' attack
The Crown calls Aaron Drever a calculated criminal lacking self-awareness.
Why Gypsy Rose Blanchard is protecting her daughter from the spotlight
Gypsy Rose tells the Herald about parenting, protecting her baby and plans after parole.
Simon Wilson: Pope Francis, Trump and the Aussie election - the lessons for Luxon
Opinion: Just because clowns are running America doesn't mean we need them here too.
‘Something out of a horror movie': Parole board describes man's abduction and sexual assault of jogger
Haydn Christy was jailed in 2016 for 12 years with an 8-year minimum non-parole period.
Why Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell wants jail sentences longer, even if it means ‘huge’ prisoner numbers
Half of short-term prisoners reoffend within 24 months of release.
Editorial: Prisoner voting ban spiteful
OPINION: What this arbitrary ban appears to be is some red meat for the more spiteful.
Trade Me auction of prison uniform prompts police probe
Corrections said it was trying to determine who the seller was.
Prisoner voting ban to be brought back
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the ban will be re-introduced later this year.
Inmate stabbed 40 times in prison exercise yard attack by Mongrel Mob quartet
One attacker was already serving time for the robbery and killing of a cancer patient.
Sandwich press assault, hot water thrown: Prison attacks injure four staff
Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.
Business owner's double life as city's most prolific tagger, 'Blume'
He owned a company worth seven figures by day. By night, he caused over $1m in damage.
Canterbury cocaine ring: Smuggler believes he 'should be treated more leniently' than meth importers
The criminal group of Colombian and Argentinian dairy workers operated for four years.
'We don't want him in town': Palmerston North mayor on Lundy release
Mark Lundy will be released on parole in May after serving 23 years.