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Addict jailed for giving drug to teen

A woman who supplied methadone to a teenager has been jailed for her "despicable act".

Judge says ex-escort entitled to privacy

Repeat drunk driver loses appeal

Father and son now in jail

Woman jailed for thefts from company

Union astonished by Corrections raid

Aussies sound warning over prison smoking ban

Queenstown 'like Mars', says Ice Man

The NZ man jailed in the US, who kept his girlfriend's body on ice for a year, says being home in Queenstown is "like Mars".

Corrections must consult over shift changes - ERA

Ban would improve prison safety - guard

The safety benefits from banning lighters in prisons would outweigh threats of violence over the planned smoking ban, a prison guard says.

Corrections to become monster department

Defendants retain right to attend trial

Prisoners already threatening guards over smoking ban

Threats to guards are already widespread as a result of the looming smoking ban, the Corrections Association says.

Prison smoke ban doesn't go far enough - Maori Party

Man sentenced to 12 more years for prison drug ring

Cigarette crackdown already causing fights, says ex-inmate

Squeeze on cigarettes is already causing fights, says a man just released from Waikato's Rangipo Prison.