Kim K visits women's prison
The trip was research in helping offenders adjust to life outside prison.
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Prison term cut for Head Hunters gang boss due to ill health
William Hines has successfully appealed the length of his jail sentence owing to illness.
Sensible Sentencing Trust founder resigns
Garth McVicar steps down. Sensible Sentencing Trust to be led by new management committee.
Brian Rudman: Govt has bob each way on penal policy
COMMENT: The Government continues to play footsie with the law and order lobbyists.
Jailed man seriously injured in gang assault
A prisoner suffered serious injuries in gang assault.
Kelvin Davis sets the record straight
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has clarified confusion over what he knew and when.
Bridges: Fewer beds for more prisoners
The 10-year projection of NZ's prison population has surged in the past two years.
Little: Sensible Sentencing Trust leaders 'loopy' and 'callous'
A key player in pushing for harsher criminal punishment has been sidelined.
HB Regional Prison volunteers earn national awards
Volunteer-run yoga classes one of the most popular among prison inmates.
Little: Rehabilitation key to reducing prison muster
Justice Minister says there are other things besides three strikes to reduce prison muster
Inmates could sleep on mattresses on ground, says minister
Kelvin Davis says there is a contingency plan if the prison population continues growing.
Minister of Corrections announces plan for Waikeria Prison facilities
Minister of Corrections, Kelvin Davis, announces plan for Waikeria Prison facilities. / Dean Purcell
Liam Martin: Prison breeds crime, it doesn't cure it
COMMENT: Building houses will work far better, making people safe, than building prisons.
Violent offenders programme a success in prison
The initiative is aimed at high-risk offenders to give them access to intensive therapy.
Child sex offender may live near primary school
A repeat child sex offender may soon be housed at a property near a Christchurch school
Surge in prison suicides after 'tough on crime' boom
Research suggests severe policies have an effect opposite to what was intended.
Annah Stretton: Prison can be used to change lives
COMMENT: Prison can be turned into a life changing experience for offenders.
Auckland Prison 'not optimal' for violent prisoners
New Zealand's only maximum security facility, at Paremoremo, is more than 50 years old.
Prison guards call in sick as attacks mount
About 30 corrections staff called in sick after an increase in organised violence.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Crowded prisons no excuse for home detention
COMMENT: Andrew Little's planning a lot of change. But his motivation is problematic.
Max security prisoner attacks staff member at Auckland Prison
Three attacks have targeted staff members at Auckland Prison in the past week.
National promises to reinstate three strikes
National says it will reverse any criminal justice.changes made by the Govt.
Brothers await fate over brutal death
They spent their childhood in Whanganui; now they face life in an Aussie prison
Inmates: Guards stealing our newspapers
Newspapers intended for inmates said to be winding up with guards.
'Best guess' on prison numbers before inmate blowout
Forecasts of prison populations called a "best guess" after inmate projections go wrong.
Corrections helping young offenders to 'be who they want to be'
New programmes responsive to young offenders and the way they learn will help communities.
Chester Borrows: MPs must be brave enough to do what is right rather than what is popular
I kick myself more for what I didn't do and say, than feel proud of what I achieved
National accuses NZ First of going soft on crime
NZ First has campaigned on three strikes in the past but Labour wants to repeal it.
Prison crisis: Govt wants to bail offenders to state houses
The Government will introduce its plans for cutting prisoner numbers in September.
Govt scraps plans for mega-prison
Plans to expand Waikeria Prison in the Waikato have been scrapped.
Govt urged by unions to approve mega-prison
A 600-bed boost to prisons will not solve overcrowding, unions say.
Mixed reaction to social welfare plans
Moves to tackle child poverty welcomed, but advocates say beneficiaries let down.
Budget a good start but more needed to fix twin plagues, say Sallies and Union
Funding for housing and addressing child poverty a good start some say, but more is needed
Budget: $200m for pop-up prison cells
Hundreds of new pop-up jail cells will be built with $200m of new funding in Budget 2018.