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Prisons given two-to-a-cell ultimatum
Corrections has threatened that existing prisons will be fast-tracked into private management unless guards agree to prisoners 'double-bunking'.
Facebooking prison officers face sack for bagging boss
A Facebook page set up by prison officers to vent their anger could now get them fired instead.
Three strikes' law may have merit, says Key
There may be "some merit" in three-strikes legislation for repeat offenders, says Prime Minister John Key.
Garrido 'crazy, crazy, crazy': Family speak out
The man who held a US girl captive for 18 years is now under investigation for a string of unsolved murders.
Hostage drama ends, lawyer blames 'episodes'
Convicted murderer George Baker has released a fellow prisoner who he took hostage yesterday.
Hostage taker among New Zealand's worst
George Baker (above left) murdered Liam Ashley (above right) in the back of a prison van three years ago. Police and prison officials are now trying to prevent another tragedy, after Baker took a hostage at Auckland Prison this afternoon.
Containers may create 'slum prisons' - advocate
Prison containers are for shifting goods, not housing people, says a leading penal reform advocate after today's announcement the units will be trialled at Rimutaka Prison from next March.