Jeanette Burns
Corrections reviews where sex offenders living
Corrections has announced a nationwide review of where high-risk offenders live and whether local communities have been notified, after it was discovered 11 convicted child sex-offenders were living… Audio
Sex offenders' placements checked after 11 near school
Corrections officials are urgently checking the location of more than 200 high risk offenders to ensure they're not living too close to schools. The department announced a nationwide review after it… Audio
11 child sex offenders on one street, Corrections confirms
The Department of Corrections will talk to a school in South Auckland's today about 11 convicted child sex offenders housed nearby.
The offenders are at two different boarding houses on the same… Audio
Serco agreement with Mt Eden prison ends today
Serco has been involved only in a labour supply agreement at Mt Eden Prison which finishes today, leaving Corrections back in control, as Tom Furley reports. Audio
Corrections: $2 million spent on prison guard accomodation
The Northern Regional commissioner Jeanette Burns defends the spending. She says the accommodations are modest and staff deserve to be treated to a decent place to stay when they're away from home. Audio
Corrections: $2 million spent on prison guard accomodation
The Northern Regional commissioner Jeanette Burns defends the spending. She says the accommodations are modest and staff deserve to be treated to a decent place to stay when they're away from home. Audio
Corrections discusses delay in pain relief to terminally ill prisoner
The family of a terminally ill prisoner says she was denied pain relief for hours. The Department of Corrections joins Checkpoint. Audio
'Disorder event' at Mt Eden prison
Mt Eden Prison went into lockdown this afternoon after a group of prisoners refused to be locked up. Video, Audio
Department of Corrections on 23 hour lockup of youth prisoners at Mt Eden
The Department of Corrections is responding to criticism from the Ombudsman's Office that it's putting the lives of teenage prisoners at risk by keeping them locked up for 23 hours a day in their… Audio
Corrections defends monitoring of Gotingco's killer
Correction's northern regional commissioner Jeanette Burns is with us now. Audio
Bus carrying prisoners breaks down and damaged
A bus carrying 20 prisoners, including two with a maximum-security classification, broke down on the Desert Road last night and was damaged by those on board. Audio
Corrections defends prison officer over death of Antonie Dixon
The Corrections Department is defending the Auckland Prison guard who decided to wait for backup before going to help Antonie Dixon who was trying to kill himself. Audio
Changes recommended to prisons after suicide
A coroner has recommended the Corrections Department change the way it monitors prisoners after a man commited suicide in Christchurch Men's Prison last year. Audio
How two prisoners escaped up a tower for 48hrs?
Two maximum security prisoners are now back in their cells after spending more than 48 hours up an unused guard tower at Auckland's Paremoremo prison. Audio
Escaped prisoner (Part 2)
Joining us is Corrections Northern Assistant Regional Manager Jeanette Burns. Audio
Baker Assault
The Department of Corrections is defending the way it transported maximum security prisoner George Baker. Audio