Poetic name slammed as 'potty'
A decision to name New Zealand's biggest new private prison a place to "move out of the mist" is being called "potty" by justice campaigners.
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600 workers build new prison
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'Gitmo' jail falling apart
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Jack Tame: US yet to have last word on killing
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Just another day for detainees
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Fruit limits imposed after jail riot
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Home brew sparked prison riot
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Maximum security wing to be rebuilt
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Quake repairs 'painfully slow'
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Editorial: Black museum the obvious use for old jail
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