Corrections
More needed to prevent Maori reoffending, say iwi
Members Ngati Kahungunu iwi say the Corrections department is not doing enough to stop Maori inmates from reoffending when they are released. Audio
Do gang members have a positive role to play in prison?
After Corrections Minister Judith Collins' comments that the only place for gang members in prison was behind bars, Mongrel Mob member Harry Tam is speaking out about his experience working as a… Video, Audio
Two more prison volunteers stood down over old gang connections
Two more prison volunteers have been stood down despite not being in gangs for nearly 30 years, the Labour Party says. Audio
Corrections knew about gang membership, volunteer says
A prison volunteer stood down for being a patched gang member says Corrections knew that was the case when it allowed him to work with prisoners. Video, Audio
Patched Black Power prison volunteer stood down
Did the Corrections Department know that Ngapari Nui was a gang member when it allowed him to volunteer in prisons? Audio
John Key quizzed on Collins' involvement with Nui
Asked today whether it was appropriate for Corrections Minister Judith Collins to get involved in operational issues, Prime Minister John Key said he could not comment. Audio
Did Corrections know Ngapari Nui was a gang member?
Lifelong Black Power member Ngapari Nui says Corrections was aware of his gang associations and Head of Corrections Ray Smith personally signed off his Kaiwhakamana volunteer card. Audio
Gang member's removal 'slap in the face'
A South Taranaki iwi is calling for Corrections CEO Ray Smith to resign over his role in removing a gang member from his volunteer position in prisons. Video, Audio
Gang members in prison behind bars - Corrections Minister
Corrections Minister Judith Collins says the only place for gang members in prison is behind bars, not volunteering in the community. Audio
Gang member stood down as prison volunteer
People in South Taranaki and Whanganui are irate after kaiwhakamana Ngaparu Nui was stood down as a prison volunteer due to his Black Power membership. Spokesperson Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins… Video, Audio
Black Power prison visitor dumped: Iwi and Corrections to meet
Taranaki iwi is set to meet a top Corrections official after the Black Power member it appointed to help turn round the lives of young prison inmates was suspended from the position. Audio
Let gang members volunteer in prisons - Greens
The Green Party wants Corrections Minister Judith Collins to apologise to a gang member for stopping him from volunteering in a prison.
Gang members in prison must stay behind bars, says Collins
Corrections Minister Judith Collins won't allow any gang members to volunteer in prisons, saying the only place for them in prison is behind bars. Audio
Parents outraged at sex offender court decision
Parents worried about a sex offender living next to their childrens' school plan to protest against a court decision allowing him to live outside prison grounds. Audio
Ombudsman wants strip searches reined in
Prisons should cut back on strip searches given they are finding hardly any contraband, the Ombudsman says.
Lawyer says prisoners being stripsearched unlawfully
A lawyer says hundreds of thousands of strip searches carried out by prison staff on inmates are unlawful. Audio
Lawyer says hundreds of thousands of strip searches illegal
A human rights lawyer is accusing the Corrections Department of carrying out hundreds of thousands of illegal strip searches of inmates. Audio
Corrections' strip searches break law - lawyer
A lawyer is accusing the Corrections Department of breaking the law in submitting inmates to 100,000 strip searches a year.
Violent offender supervision near school
A high-risk violent offender is to be relocated near a south Auckland school, just weeks after he was moved from a home near another school.
Labour MP warned of attracting the wrong kind of attention
Kelvin Davis has been warned by Judith Collins about going public on Corrections staff taking bribes. Audio