Inmate Latu Kepu has been sentenced to six years and four months for the manslaughter of a Waikato prison guard.

A Hastings teenager jailed for assaulting his mother told police they had made his life hell and he would become the next Jan Molenaar.

If we want to stop building prisons for men, then first take care of the women, says outspoken author.

Now even prisons are being made environmentally friendly.

The release of a man suspected of several abductions of young women in Ireland has caused a frenzy of fear among locals.

Legislative roadblocks hindering the efficient operation of public-private partnerships are being removed, writes Michael Weatherall.

Fund manager Peter Coman says the PIP Fund is interested in investing in the new Wiri prison public-private partnership but not if it includes managing prisoners as part of the package.