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Corrections takes action against 'unacceptable' use of AI
Staff were found to be using it to draft formal reports.
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Mongols gang member and 501 deportee with firearms history caught with 3D-printed gun
Benjamin Henderson was also found with ammunition and methamphetamine.
Labour says it will 'never' support Te Pāti Māori prison abolition policy
Labour says it does not agree with the party's stance.
Home detention vs prison: How much we really spend to keep offenders locked in
New figures show sentenced inmate numbers rose to 5761 in September 2025.
'Socially isolated': Life parolee died just months after spending 30 years behind bars
Lee Kohiti took his life soon after expressing a desire to return to jail.
'I don’t feel safe': Neighbour of rehab facility for ex-prisoners speaks out
It comes as the programme faces a new battle over its location.
Inmate charged with manslaughter over elderly prisoner’s death
The 28-year-old man is due to appear in the Auckland District Court today.
How two Corrections officers took their union to court and won (so far)
Big legal bills and 4-1 defeats in a court scrap over how a union treats its own.
'We thought he was safe': Family demand answers after Mt Eden prisoner dies following attack by another inmate
The 69-year-old died 10 days after an alleged assault at the prison.
Homicide probe after third inmate death at Mt Eden prison in a year
A man died in Auckland City Hospital 10 days after the alleged assault by his cellmate.
'I want to get out now': Violent offender's prison term to stretch beyond 20 years
Hoki Matete was the first woman to be given preventive detention for serious violence.
Inmate bashed prison officer after being told his mum had been killed
Pomare Wilson was then granted leave to attend her tangi but went on the run instead.
Property Insider: Bidders race to land $800m Christchurch prison expansion deal
Plans for the expansion include 240 high-security beds in 160 cells.
Ryan Bridge: Corrections’ silence over Mt Eden escape stinks of cover-up
OPINION: Corrections waited six days before naming the escaped inmate publicly.
Mark Mitchell on police trust, protests, and protecting minorities
Minister for Police, Corrections, Emergency Management and Recovery, Ethnic Communities, and Sports and Recreation joins us to explain how he juggles so many hats.
‘Excellent job’: Inmates subdued after Mt Eden prison standoff
Nine inmates refused to leave the day room, sparking a midday lockdown.
Sex offender wins fight against prison manager after scrapping of pen pal scheme
The service was scrapped after a paedophile tried to write to his pen pal's daughter.
Corrections spends $400k repainting prison unit housing NZ's most dangerous criminals
The work included repainting cells and murals on the inmates' individual cell yards.
Agencies warned Govt's board fee increases could impact services, worsen cost pressures
The Prime Minister said he wasn't concerned.
Surging violence, record numbers: What's driving the prison system 'crisis'?
Assaults on prison staff have nearly doubled in the past seven years.
Surging violence, record numbers: What’s driving the prison system 'crisis'
NZ Herald senior reporter, Derek Cheng, talks to The Front Page to dive into the numbers.
UN torture prevention team makes unannounced visits to 12 prisons
Concerns have previously been raised about use of solitary confinement in several jails.
'A bigger risk': The alarming history of the man who shot Brownie the dog in the head at supermarket
Police once issued a plea not to approach Daniel Livingstone, 'a high-risk offender'.
Three inmates charged after Auckland jail prisoner attack
The three accused, aged 27, 29 and 42, will appear in court on September 16.
Inmate dies at Hawke's Bay prison in 'unexplained' circumstances
The man was found alone in his cell and staff could not revive him, Corrections say.
Organised crime doing time: Ranking the gangs filling up our jails.
The Mongrel Mob has 742 members and associates behind bars, the most of any gang.
Vengeful, jealous and angry: Man who attacked his girlfriends to remain under supervision
Kaelmn Waho is a high-risk offender who will be monitored by Corrections until 2029.
Richard Prebble: Thousands jailed before trial shows system is broken
OPINION: New Zealand should contract the private sector to accommodate bailed citizens.
Prison unit housing mosque terrorist repainted to ease ‘oppressive’ conditions
Revamp comes after Chief Ombudsman outlined concerns of human rights abuses in jail unit.
High-risk convicted sex offender breaches supervision order 14 times
The 45-year-old was jailed for 12 months but will soon be eligible for parole.