Corrections may have to re-open Arohata women's prison, after a damning High Court judgment that it broke the law and discriminated against women.
The prison was effectively closed to sentenced inmates last year to ease a staffing shortfall of about 1,000 Corrections officers.
More than 40 inmates were transferred to Christchurch and Auckland - away from their whanau, communities, and drug and alcohol treatment programmes.
Amanda Hill represented eight of the women at the judicial review.
Hill spoke to Corin Dann.
