Mt Eden Prison
Serco blamed for teens locked up for 23 hours in Mt Eden
The Corrections Department has laid the blame on the private company Serco, for teenagers held at Mt Eden Prison, being locked up for 23 hours a day. Audio
Changes made since critical Mt Eden report - Corrections
Teenage inmates at Mt Eden prison are now allowed out of their cells for up to five hours a day, a Department of Corrections manager says. 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
Ombudsman accuses Corrections of putting young lives at risk
The Corrections Department has been told it is putting the lives of teenage prisoners at risk by keeping them locked in their cells 23 hours a day at Mt Eden prison.
Serco-run prison drops in performance table
Mt Eden Prison has plummeted to the bottom of a performance table as a report into allegations of assaults and fight clubs remains under wraps.
Labour MP says report on Serco not the whitewash he feared
Serco has gone to the High Court to challenge a draft report by the Prison Inspectorate on organised fights and other violence at the prison. Audio
Serco has gone to High Court challenging report on Mt Eden
The private prison operator Serco has gone to the High Court challenging a draft report on organised fights and other violence at Mt Eden Prison. Audio
Answers sought over Mt Eden assaults
An investigation is under way into two assaults earlier this year on a prisoner at Mt Eden Prison.
Serco has been issued with 55 contract breach notices
Serco, the private company which had been in charge of the Mt Eden prison has been served with 55 breach of contract notices since it took over in 2011, and has paid a total of nearly one and half… Audio
Labour rejects prison assault data
Labour MP Kelvin Davis has accused Serco of under-reporting serious assaults at Mt Eden Prison.
Prison guard helped inmates with fighting techniques
The Corrections Minister has revealed that a prison guard helped inmates with their fighting techniques in Mt Eden prison. Audio
Labour calls for Serco royal commission of inquiry
Labour is calling for a royal commission of inquiry into Serco, after a prison guard was suspended for allegedly fighting with an inmate at Mount Eden Prison. Audio
Officer at Mt Eden prison suspended over fight
An officer at the privately run Mt Eden remand prison has been suspended, after a security camera recorded him fighting with a prisoner. Audio
Prisoner assaulted, but not dropped - parents
The parents of an inmate who died following a transfer from Mt Eden Prison believe he was assaulted up to three times, but not dropped from a balcony. Audio
Parents demand to see Nick Evans' records
The parents of a dead prisoner are demanding to see their son's records after receiving scant information from Corrections and Serco about what happened to him. Audio
Corrections Minister refuses to address claims of corruption
The Corrections Minister is refusing to address claims of corruption at Mt Eden prison, following revelations this morning that some inmates had been arrested as part of a major police operation. Audio
Minister quiet on new prison allegations
Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga is refusing to address claims of corruption at Mt Eden Prison, despite revelations today some inmates had been arrested.
Howard League: Lack of healthcare an ongoing issue for prisons
The Department of Corrections declined our request for an interview on Morning Report. Jarrod Gilbert is a spokesperson on national corrections issues for the Howard League for Penal Reform. Audio
RNZ reporter has been talking with inmate's family
Our Maori Affairs correspondent, Mihingarangi Forbes has been talking with the family of Alex Littleton. Audio
Prisoner: Serco neglected health care once discharged
A prisoner who claims he was beaten and dropped off a balcony at Mt Eden Prison says the prison operators, Serco, failed to look after him properly when he was discharged from hospital with two broken… Audio