Corrections
Māori Party backs Māori-run prisons as 'inevitable'
It is just a matter of time before New Zealand introduces prisons run by Māori applying Māori values, the Māori Party says.
Three Chch prison staff placed on special leave amid security concerns
The head of Christchurch Men's Prison and two senior staff are on special leave as Corrections investigates security procedures.
Reoffending target 'was never realistic'
The government's scrapped reoffending target was 'a nonsense' and unrealistic, social policy experts say. Audio
Government scraps target to have fewer criminals re-offending
"It's an outright admission that the government's failed in Corrections, they haven't just shifted the goalposts, they've actually taken the goalposts right off the field." Labour's Kelvin Davis… Audio
New remand homes planned for young offenders
Three remand homes are being planned for Whangarei, Palmerston North and Dunedin, in a bid to stop young offenders being remanded into youth justice residences.
Sharples calls for Māori-only prisons
Former Māori Affairs Minister Sir Pita Sharples wants Māori-only prisons to be established.
NZ use of seclusion in prison lambasted
Seclusion and restraints in New Zealand prisons and other facilities should be significantly reduced, an international report recommends. Audio
Group highlights better alternative to seclusion, restraint
Robyn Shearer, the chief executive of mental health workforce development group Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui, says solitary confinement and restraint techniques used in New Zealand result in poor outcomes… Audio
Corrections vows to learn from critical HRC report
Corrections defends what they've doing within the prisons to keep people safe, pointing out there has been just one suicide in the past business year in prison. "At risk units have a place but what we… Audio
New Zealand's use of restraint practices lambasted
The report called 'Thinking Outside The Box' found prisoners in New Zealand were four times more likely to be secluded than prisoners in England and Wales while Maori and women were the most likely… Audio
Corrections denies systemic bomb hoax issue
The Corrections Department denies it has a systemic problem with bomb threats in prisons, despite nearly three dozen hoaxes being reported in the past five years.
Systemic problem over prison bomb threats denied
The Corrections Department denies it has a systemic problem with bomb threats in prisons, despite nearly three dozen hoaxes being reported in the past five years. Audio
Allow gang affiliate volunteers in prisons - Maori Party
Gang affiliates should to be allowed to work with prisoners because they are able to work closely with the hardest to reach whānau, the Māori Party says. Audio
Re-think on gang affilliates working with prison inmates
Maori politicians are pushing for a rethink on last year's decision to ban people with gang affilliations from working to rehabilitate prison inmates. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal finds Corrections failing Maori
The Department of Corrections has failed Maori by not doing enough to reduce high reoffending rates, the Waitangi Tribunal has found. Video, Audio
Corrections to challenge ruling on murderer's toupee
Corrections will appeal what it describes as a precedent-setting ruling, which found it had breached an inmate's rights by not letting him wear a hairpiece.
Prison's 26hr lock-ins contributed to riot - Corrections
Prisoners being locked in their cells for up to 26 hours at a time, and illicit alcohol contributed to the riot at Spring Hill prison in 2013.
It's haere rā to Serco as Mt Eden Prison contract ends
Serco will end its management of Mt Eden Prison today after four years riddled with allegations of fight clubs, poor supervision and understaffing.
Prison guards in danger after privacy breach - union
Six prison guards at Paremoremo prison are in danger after their personal details were given to the lawyer of violent inmates, says the Corrections Association. Audio
Destiny Church barred from an Auckland prison
The director of Destiny Church's Man-Up programme Caine Warren talks about being barred from Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility. Audio