Prison 'going back to normal' after men leave tower

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Aaron Forden throws objects off the tower. Photo / Doug Sherring
Aaron Forden throws objects off the tower. Photo / Doug Sherring

Auckland Prison's hoping for a smooth transition today after the two prisoners who spent the weekend up a tower came down yesterday.

The two, including serial escapee Aaron Forden, holed themselves up in the tower mid morning on Friday, protesting their placement at Paremoremo.

Prison Services acting general manager Jeanette Burns says a full investigation will take place as a matter of course.

She says everything is slowly getting back to normal.

"We will keep some additional staff on to just ensure that going back to completely normal happens without any incident and then it will just be business as usual."

Ms Burns says the inmates were last night checked over by medical staff before getting dinner and going to bed.