New Zealand
Corrections admits to keeping prisoners confined for over 23 hours per day
A report finds 16 out of 30 times women at ARWCF were locked up for over 23 hours.
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Inmate organised bar tab for Mt Eden prison guards
An imprisoned gang member organised a bar tab for guards in an attempt to corrupt them.
The secret flight to get Chch mosque gunman to sentencing
Corrections says releasing any flight details would compromise public safety.
Parole Board releases full decision about release of drug-smuggling kickboxer Karel Sroubek
Parole Board releases full decision for drug smuggler Karel Sroubek
Prison escapee and sex offender to appeal conviction
Phillip John Smith claims police acted unlawfully to return him to New Zealand.
Drug-smuggling kickboxer Karel Sroubek granted parole
He was due to finish his sentence in early 2022.
Man who stole police guns charged with prison assault
Notorious thief who made off in a police patrol car pleads guilty to prison attack.
Prisoner climbs basketball hoop, stays there 8 hours and spits at guards
The prisoner then spat at and hit a guard trying to get him down, a court heard.
Cycling death: Victim was a 'true gentleman' and 'absolute legend'
"He was a kind, lovely man, a true gentleman who always had a smile on his face."
Inmate had heart attack after Corrections failed to provide medication
The Health and Disability Commission found Corrections failed in its responsibilities.
Patched gang member escapes from court custody
Police say he is 'considered dangerous and should not be approached by the public'.
Three of 4 inmates accused of Auckland prison murder named
Blake Lee died after an alleged attack in one of the prison's yards, Corrections says.
Arthur Taylor back behind bars
High-profile inmate Arthur Taylor is back in jail after being recalled from parole.
Murderer Phillip Smith denied parole
He won't appear before the Parole Board for another two years.
Assaults almost double in New Zealand's women's prisons
Corrections say increasing female gang associates in jails may, in part, be to blame.
Covid-positive traveller jailed for 10 days after refusing health check
A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 has been in an Auckland jail.
Escaped prisoner caught by police in Upper Hutt
The 29-year-old man escaped Corrections custody yesterday evening.
On the run: Prisoner escapes while being taken back to Rimutaka Prison
Police hunt Ricky Wilson who was last seen in Upper Hutt last night.
Escaped prisoner on the run in Upper Hutt, police use heat-sensing helicopter
Police said they 'are currently assisting Corrections to locate a person of interest'.
$65k payout for bashed, traumatised ex-prison guard
Guard 'broken into a thousand pieces' after prison assault.
Creditors claim $40m from failed Australian prison builder
Dozens of creditors lodge claims with Decmil Construction NZ liquidator
Attacked prison guard awarded $65,000
Officer punched unconscious from behind and then punched a further 20 times.
Corrections claims Aussie builder was a year late amid $12m battle over NZ prisons contract
Contract for new prisons struck in 2017, builder now in liquidation
Parole declined: Man who killed daughter does not want to return to 'risky' haunts
A man who shot his toddler daughter dead will remain in prison until at least August.
Ombudsman 'discouraged' from accessing prisons
Concerns about inmates enduring extended lockdown hours during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Liquidator wants $12.5m from Corrections NZ
Court examinations could reveal more about termination - liquidator
Covid-19 con air flight: Plane chartered for just four inmates
The private flight will move four inmates from Chch to Auckland.
Christchurch white supremacist loses appeal
Philip Arps remains banned from city's mosques.
Group accused of prison murder keep names hidden
Blake John Lee died at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo last month from an alleged attack.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Call to lower prison population to combat spread of virus
"The potential for the spread of coronavirus is incredibly high."