Prisons
ACC defends investing with Serco
ACC is defending its decision to build and run Wiri prison with Serco despite the company's involvement in nuclear arms putting it on a list of banned investments.
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
Black Power life member hits back at Judith Collins
More cases are coming to light of the Corrections Department cracking down on social workers in prisons who have gang affiliations. Denis O'Reilly, a life member of Black Power with decades of… Audio
More prison volunteers with gang links stood down
The Correction Department's crack down on gang members being allowed to work in prisons extends beyond the publicised case of Whanganui Black Power member Ngapuri Nui. Labour's Kelvin Davis says two… 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
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.
Ombudsman wants strip searches reined in
Prisons should cut back on strip searches given they are finding hardly any contraband, the Ombudsman says.
Mental health services in prison get $14m boost
The Corrections Department is to receive $14 million to help offenders with mental health issues.
Prison officers accused of smuggling cigarettes
Allegations of corruption at a Serco-run prison in South Auckland need to be taken seriously, Labour says. Audio
Prisons look at 'deniers' programmes after Blessie Gotingco murder
Prisons will look at targeting high-risk violent criminals who deny their crime in the wake of the Tony Robertson rape-murder inquiry. Audio
Prisons look to new ways rehabilitate high risk offenders
Prisons are looking to target high-risk violent offenders who deny their crime and resist rehabilitation, in one of several responses to the Tony Robertson rape-murder inquiry. Audio
Record prisoner numbers put pressure on Corrections
Record prisoner numbers are forcing the Department of Corrections to look at ways to increase capacity.
Nurses blamed for prisoner's inadequate care
Two nurses have been ordered to apologise to the family of a prison inmate who died after suffering seizures.
NZ's prison population booming
The prison population is on course to hit 10,000, triggering plans to house men in a jail's gym and add an extra 60 beds for women. Audio
Warning that deportees from Australia will flood NZ prisons
The government is "completely underestimating" the number of Australian deportees who will enter New Zealand's overcrowding prisons, say those working in the system. Audio
More inmates to 'double-bunk' as prison numbers rise
More prisoners could be double-bunked or put in container cells to cope with a forecast increase in prisoner numbers, says Corrections Minister Judith Collins. Audio
Collins defends prison-filling bail policy
The Corrections Department says it won't be able to cope with the forecast increase in prisoner numbers. Audio
Second death at Otago prison in two months
An inmate has died in Otago Corrections Facility overnight - the second inmate to die at the prison within two months. Audio
$17.6m poured into under-fire Corrections
The government has announced an extra $17.6 million funding for the Department of Corrections. Audio