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Prison staffer hospitalised with serious injuries after altercation with five inmates
The prisoners refused to return to their cells on Sunday evening.
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Pigeons vs Prisons: Vertigo pulse system used as Corrections, AT battle bird poo deluge
Bringing Symterra to the skies: Government agencies face off against avian adversaries.
‘Don’t check your pockets’: Guard who smuggled drugs into prison blamed actions on menacing note
The prison guard said he feared for his safety if he didn't comply.
Bullied prisoner slashes another inmate's face with razor from eye to chin
Reihana Cooper tied makeshift weapons to his hands before the attack.
Killer doctor Venod Skantha’s final hours before prison death
Dunedin doctor was last seen praying in his cell before killing himself - coroner.
Fugitive hands himself in to police in Taupō
He will be appearing in Taupō District Court this morning.
Man living in extended supervision facility charged with indecent assault
The man lives at an 'outside the wire' unit in the grounds of Rimutaka Prison.
Police continue urgent hunt for man who escaped custody at Taupō court
Information sought on Samir Derek Belhajjam, 30, who fled at 6pm on Monday
Escaped prisoner recently upgraded to max security outran three security guards
Prisoner escaped after kicking open a van door and knocking an officer over.
Police hunt man who escaped custody at Taupō court
Belhajjam was wearing green prison-issue shorts and an orange high-vis vest.
Thousands of prisoners on NZ planes: 'Flying with a cuffed inmate is a little unnerving'
Prisoners are being flown commercially and privately - but at what cost?
‘My life was not normal’: Child actors' struggles with fame and addiction
Two former stars made headlines this week, and the industry's no stranger to tragic tales.
Fire in Waikato prison cell seriously injures inmate
The man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
New Zealand’s only convicted saboteur released from prison but will still be monitored
Taupō man served full prison sentence of three years and one month.
Prisoner who made dramatic escape from hospital recaptured – police
Video footage showed shirtless man sliding several storeys down pipe before running away.
‘This is not a protest’: Children’s Minister dismisses Oranga Tamariki facility roof climb
Karen Chhour weighs in on the incident at a South Auckland youth justice facility.
Young people who spent night on Auckland youth justice facility roof come down
Oranga Tamariki will review how the youths gained access to the top of the building.
Inmates in NZ's toughest prison start three fires over the weekend
Corrections say there is 'no information' to suggest the fires were co-ordinated.
‘Horrific and violent’: NY prison guards caught on camera fatally beating inmate
NY attorney-general released body cam footage to provide 'transparency'.
Eat, drink and be merry: Prison locked down after inmates' Christmas Eve booze-up
Prisoners often try to stockpile fruit to be used in homebrews, officials say.
Christmas Day at Whanganui Prison; prisoners to prepare Xmas meals
Corrections provides 'basic and nutritious meals' for prisoners on Christmas Day.
'Snitches get stitches': Family want answers after child sex offender's 'unexplained' prison death
The family say they found unusual marks on the inmate's body.
Community fights ‘horrible’ plan to house 10 child sex offenders near primary school
Corrections said their staff worked hard to assess the suitability of an address.
Prisoner's wife lambasts Corrections for slashing phone call times
Free daily phone calls prisoners can make will be cut back to half an hour a day.
Treatment of inmates at prison's extreme risk unit cruel, inhuman - Chief Ombudsman
There are currently 13 prisoners in Auckland Prison’s unit.
Youth held in cells overnight increases tenfold in two years
Youth held in police cells skyrockets due to lack of beds, rising youth crime.
'Repugnant and disturbing': Slapping therapy leaves 2 people dead
Hongchi Xiao has been sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter.
Willow-Jean Prime: Govt needs to rethink failed boot camp strategy
OPINION: 330+ community services lose funding; critics advocate proven local programmes.
Blanket carefully hung in prison yard to conceal violent bashing of inmate
The prison assault was only the beginning of Jason Osborne's latest bout of offending.
‘Just lost it’: Court docs outline why a convicted baby killer decided to murder again
Donovan Duff's name and criminal history had been kept secret until today.