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Care at Otago Prison questioned
Police investigations into the death of an Otago remand prisoner have been stepped up following the involvement of New Zealand's police watchdog in the case.
Inmates stonewall stabbing investigation
A group of inmates are stonewalling a police investigation into a near-fatal stabbing at Paremoremo Prison.
Prison records 'ghosted'
Prison officers allegedly used "ghosting" to alter records after an inmate's death to state they had checked on prisoners more often than they had.
Prisons shut out counsellor
A psychologist has been banned from treating prison inmates and told her contact with them was "inappropriate".
New focus spurs hope for prisons
On the table at Rimutaka Prison last week was lamb fillet with duck liver pate, caramelised potatoes and vegetables in an oxtail jus.
Strong woman teaches crims respect
Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan is a boss inside Waikeria Prison. She's a Maori woman teaching Maori men how to be men.
Finding pride inside jail
Prisons with Maori Focus Units are changing they way they work, offering more time between prisoners and their families in a bid to cut reoffending.
Te reo, time a recipe for growing confidence
Damian came to prison when he was barely into his teens - he's doing life and it will be years before he'll come up for parole.
Cells to get smuggle proof TVs
New rental televisions for prisoners are one step in a long-term plan to have inmates manage their lives from their cell.
Prison guard drug tests upset union
The Department of Corrections is facing a backlash after introducing random drug and alcohol testing for prison guards.
Call for 17-year-olds to shift to youth justice system
A justice reform group is calling for 17-year-old offenders to be dealt with by the youth justice system rather than the adult criminal courts.
Questions raised over NZ prison culture
Questions have been raised about the culture of Sercos, after serious fraud allegations were laid against its headquarters in the UK.
Tobacco victory goes up in a puff of smoke
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has called a successful court challenge against smoking bans in prisons a "waste of time" because the Government has already changed the law to justify the bans.
Images lift lid on prison force-feeding
Images from inside the military prison at Guantanamo Bay give an insight into the heavy-handed tactics the United States is using to force-feed prisoners.
Prisoners paid $500,000
A child sex offender was paid $26,600 in compensation by the taxpayer under a scheme which has awarded more than $500,000 to prisoners since it came into effect in 2005.
Jailers blamed for prison riot
The father of a Spring Hill Prison inmate says last weekend's riots were sparked by a fracas between the 19-year-old and guards after they caught him with home brew.
Boss defends riot tactics
Officers confronted by 29 rioting inmates at the Spring Hill prison would have been overwhelmed if they tried to use pepper spray, a prison boss says.
Cheering inmates riot at prison
About 100 inmates have been relocated to other prisons as abandoned cell blocks of the Spring Hill jail where rioters caused chaos yesterday are investigated.
Prison riot over
Gang tensions are believed to have sparked the on-going prison riot at Spring Hill jail south of Auckland, where inmates are setting fires and damaging cells.
Shock find in killer's cell
One of New Zealand's most notorious killers, William Bell, has been caught with a prison officer's stab-resistant vest in his maximum security jail cell.
Peter Williams: Even prisoners need to connect
There's a need for prisoners to have access to a phone and it's one everyone should understand: they need to communicate with their families.
Scan more criminals, union says
Corrections staff are calling for special scanning chairs in all prisons after doctors found a cellphone hidden in the rectum of an injured Paremoremo prisoner.