A prison advocacy group says an indefinite ban on face-to-face visits in some prisons is unconscionable and will have catastrophic impacts on inmates and their whanau.
Seven jails have banned visitors with no clear end date - citing safety - as Corrections scrambles to fill nearly 500 job vacancies.
Pillars supports children and whanau of prisoners - Māni Dunlop spoke to the General manager Maxine Gay
