New ZealandDog finds drugs hidden in sneakers at prisonBart the dog found the drugs concealed in a pair of shoes.26 Mar 10:43 PM
World'Substantial miscarriage of justice': After 40 years behind bars man claiming innocence could walk free'A significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted.'25 Mar 11:12 PM
KahuTe Tai Rāwhiti, he pērā, ka whiti mai te rā - The East Coast, like that, the sun will riseHarata Gibson calls for all groups to come together to mourn after Gisborne party deaths.25 Mar 06:01 PM
KahuPositive outcomes are better for our community - Minister McKeeMinister wants outcome focus on rangatahi courts review.24 Mar 10:15 PM
New ZealandConvicted killer of Christchurch teen appears before Parole BoardConnor Whitehead, 16, was shot dead at a party in Christchurch in 2021.22 Mar 01:00 AM
WorldNotorious Aussie baby killer to learn release fate in ‘no body’ law testThe body of two-day-old baby Tegan has never been found.21 Mar 11:21 PM
WorldPrisoner escape: Violent white supremacist on the loose after co-ordinated ambushThree corrections officers were shot and wounded.20 Mar 10:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: What’s causing the scandalous backlog in courtsOPINION: What we blast as 'police state' tyranny elsewhere we are doing ourselves.19 Mar 04:00 PM
Crime'A living hell': Cellmate who starved and beat sex offender is sentencedRene Thomas has some unresolved issues he needs to address, a judge said.18 Mar 11:06 PM
WorldDisabled US man makes desperate appeal days before scheduled executionWillie James Pye, 59, is scheduled to be executed this Wednesday.18 Mar 09:55 PM
CrimeGrinning inmates who spurred manhunt after motorway escape sent back to prisonA bystander said the inmates 'looked pretty happy' as they emerged from the prison van.16 Mar 11:30 PM
KahuCops leaving, recruitment struggles, back office to frontlineDozens of Kiwi police officers are waiting to take up lucrative jobs in Australia13 Mar 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsOfficials' scathing analysis of Government gang proposalsHow the Ministry of Justice pushed to water down the gang crackdown proposals.13 Mar 03:42 AM
OpinionSaying young-offender boot camps will work, or won’t, misses the pointOPINION: LSV is a pathway to turn young men's lives around.12 Mar 11:28 PM
OpinionOpinion: Youth crime does not occur in a vacuum, if only because we do not live in that stateOPINION: All boot camps offer are punishment, not the context of the crime.11 Mar 07:30 PM
New ZealandDouble killer caught in large-scale Hells Angels drug plot committed suicide, coroner findsThe inmate used a smuggled phone to contact - unknowingly - an undercover US DEA agent.11 Mar 04:00 PM
PoliticsThe Government's law and order 100-day action item that required 'no actions'The prison target wasn't just axed by Labour. It was never actioned by Corrections.11 Mar 12:20 AM
Kahu'Cacophony of clowns': Winston Peters slams boot camp criticsDeputy PM says the initiative can work if run properly.07 Mar 08:08 PM
Entertainment'Game of Russian roulette': Rust film armourer guilty of manslaughter in shooting by Alec BaldwinGutierrez-Reed also had faced a second charge, of tampering with evidence.07 Mar 12:11 AM
KahuKaren Chhour firm on plan to turn offenders' lives aroundChildren's Minister believes boot camps for youth offenders will work.06 Mar 05:39 PM
New ZealandInmate punches fellow prisoner in the face, then drops to ground to do sit-upsThe victim lost a tooth when he was struck forcefully in the face without reason.06 Mar 07:00 AM
World'Gone mom': Woman found guilty for murder conspiracy of mum dropping kids at school'There can be no victory when five children are growing up without their mother.'03 Mar 10:01 PM
World'Please help us': Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prisonThe jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence.03 Mar 09:29 PM
New ZealandViolent sexual offender deemed a danger 'for years to come', gets open-ended jail termHis offending against a previous victim's brother came to light years later.03 Mar 06:22 AM
New ZealandGovernment takes 'first steps' towards rehabilitation support for remand prisonersThe number of people on remand has increased by 146 per cent over the past 10 years.03 Mar 06:21 AM
WorldDeath row inmate was never in the photo line-up that helped convict him. Now, he’s freeThe death row inmate is now free after 25 years.03 Mar 02:25 AM
OpinionTough new gang patch laws: Judges will enforce and dispense justice, not the politiciansThe tough new gang laws have been met with scepticism and rejoicing.01 Mar 04:15 PM
New ZealandConvicted killer and rapist accuses sister of keeping his payment for being abused in state careConvicted double murderer Leon Wilson says sister is withholding a $25k payout from him.29 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldTexas man who long claimed innocence is executed'I want you to know that I never killed James and Amy.'29 Feb 02:52 AM
Crime'Enough to level the Sky Tower': Amateur bomb-maker's threat that spurred large-scale evacuationThe wheelchair-bound ex-con had been released from prison two months earlier.26 Feb 04:00 PM
KahuGang patch crackdown a ‘waste of time and energy’Social worker says gang patch law is waste of time25 Feb 09:30 PM
WorldUS serial killer with penchant for poetry to be executed after nearly 50 yearsOne of the US' longest death row inmates, with a penchant for poetry, to be executed.25 Feb 07:25 AM
New ZealandYouth running coach's jailhouse confession: '140 to 150 additional victims'Alan Rubick has been in jail for the past decade for sexual offending against boys.24 Feb 08:00 AM
New ZealandAccused boarding house arsonist back in courtThe derelict Dunedin property was gutted by fire on October 27 last year.22 Feb 11:39 PM
