Garth George: Smoke ban won't set inmates free
Smoking - like overeating - can't be stopped merely by the will of authority.
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<i>Nick Smith</i>: Pipe dreams not just for potheads
Bill English's musings on the prison system are welcome. His economic strategy less so.
Prison guard jailed for corruption
Rimutaka prison guard Johan Clarke has been jailed in what is believed to be the first time a corrections officer has been convicted of corruption charges.
Prisons trial carrots as alternative to cigarettes
Prison inmates are being given carrots as an alternative to cigarettes to help them break the tobacco habit.
Tracey Barnett: Watch out for our leaders and their tall tales of war
Our misplaced trust in the Government over our role in a far-off war has come back to haunt us.
Watch: Comancheros perform haka behind bars
Members of the Comancheros Motorcycle Club filmed themselves doing a haka from a 'supermax facility'. Video / Comancheros MC NZ via YouTube
Drug ring's prison headquarters
A huge drugs case revealed how easy it was for inmates at Paremoremo to combine their skills and contacts to import pseudoephedrine to make P - all from behind bars
Scott Guy case letter writer could face jail
A Hastings man who sent a "malicious" letter to the mother-in-law of slain Feilding farmer Scott Guy has been convicted for wasting police time.
Security forces scramble to find Taleban escapees
Nato and Afghan security forces are trying desperately to round up some of the 475 escaped Taleban prisoners.
Guard's plea: Keep 'evil' Gillies jailed
A prison officer who had known 'evil and nasty' career criminal John Gillies for 10 years sent an email to the Department of Corrections begging for him not to be released. Gillies will be released next month...
Wrongly jailed man 'set up' - mother
An autistic man wrongfully convicted of rape and jailed for more than two years was awarded more than $350,000 compensation today.