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Prisoner gets out after spotting judge's blue

Fijian prison guard stripped of work permit

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.

Texas sheriff took drug bribes

Escaped prisoner recaptured

Hostage drama ends, lawyer blames 'episodes'

Convicted murderer George Baker has released a fellow prisoner who he took hostage yesterday.

Murderer in prison hostage stand-off

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.

Nasty shock for jail smugglers

199 people were searched at a combined Department of Corrections and police checkpoint at Auckland Prison at Paremoremo on Saturday.

First new cells appear in jail's makeover

I didn't nark, says medals go-between

Don't jail me, says medal case man

The man who negotiated the return of one of the stolen war medals says he should not spend any time in jail if convicted of methamphetamine charges.

Union blamed for limiting inmate numbers

Probation staff improve compliance

Baby P: Toddler killers segregated in jail for 'safety'

The killers of Baby P were yesterday put into segregated prison wings for their own safety after their identities were made public.

Mogul's bail denied