Corrections
Foiling - Corrections says they know if monitoring devices are messed with
People on electronically monitored bail who tamper with their tracker can be identified, the Corrections Department says.
Mama Hooch brother Roberto reportedly assaulted in prison
One of the brothers convicted of rape and drink spiking at a Christchurch bar has reportedly been assaulted behind bars.
Three prisoners escape van on Auckland motorway
Three prisoners are on the run after managing to get out of a Corrections vehicle in Auckland today.
Our reporter Tom Taylor joins us now in studio. Video, Audio
Inmates asked for prisoner to be moved before critical injury
Prisoners say they asked Corrections staff to relocate a mentally unwell inmate who was subsequently hit, critically injured, and died more than a year later.
Double murderer admits to regularly lying to Corrections staff while on life parole
A convicted double murderer has admitted he would often mislead or lie to Corrections staff while on parole.
Corrections not told of murderer's convictions while on life parole, inquest hears
The Coroner's Court has heard there was no record of Corrections being told about a murderer receiving further convictions while on parole.
Corrections documents reveal LynnMall attacker was assaulted twice in prison
Newly released documents reveal the LynnMall knife attacker was assaulted twice in prison by other inmates, and blamed for starting a third fight.
Serco's psychological evaluation of inmates 'very poor' - Parole Board Chair
Serco has been criticised for using interns to write psychological reports for the Parole Board.
Corrections criticised on sex assaults in prison
Sexual assault charges have been laid against prisoners in 17 incidents where Corrections staff were assaulted, and the agency is being called on to do better.
Corrections Minister defends big prison drug rehab funding cut
The Corrections Minister is defending a major decrease in the number of prisoners going through drug and alcohol rehabilitation programmes.
The number of inmates getting treatment has fallen from… Audio
Ex-inmate takes Serco to court over mistreatment claims
A former inmate is taking prison operator Serco to court for allegedly treating him in a degrading and inhumane way. It is something Serco categorically denies.
Peter Rerekura has now completed his… Video, Audio
Corrections to pay compensation for 'degrading' treatment
Corrections has admitted it could be in for a hefty compensation bill, over the treatment of women in its custody.
Minister Kelvin Davis has ordered an urgent overhaul and review of women's prisons… Audio
Corrections denies culture problem, but will pay compensation for 'degrading' treatment
Lynette Cave is Corrections' Northern Regional Commissioner. She tells Checkpoint she does not think there is a culture problem among officers in prisons, despite numerous officers involved in the… Video, Audio
Tuberculosis found in Waikato's Spring Hill prison
The prison officers' union says there is at least one case of tuberculosis, or TB, in the Spring Hill prison in North Waikato.
Jail saved me from being a 'drop-out no-hoper' - Greg Newbold
Recently-retired criminology professor Dr Greg Newbold built his 30-plus year academic career on a base of personal experience - courtesy of a seven-and-a-half year jail sentence for selling heroin.
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Holistic strategy to reduce the Maori prison population
Kathryn talks to the Department of Corrections Deputy Chief Executive - Maori, Topia Rameka about the five-year strategy called Hokai Rangi, which aims to reduce the disproportionate number of Maori… Audio
3MM: Tommy Kapai Wilson on Oranga Tamariki CEO Grainne Moss
Three Minutes Max on a Sunday morning, short, sharp opinions from New Zealanders about issues that concern them, and sometimes all of us. Here's Tommy Kapai Wilson on the unfair treatment of Oranga… Audio
Bill to run the country's prisons increases
The cost to maintain facilities at most of the country's prisons has risen due to a 10-year half-a-billion dollar contract.
Homeless man succeeds in returning to prison after crime spree
A man who had no place to stay and committed a crime spree in the hopes of being returned to prison has been sentenced to 21 months in jail.
Philip Arps accused of sending violent letters from prison
White supremacist Philip Arps is being accused of sending letters of a violent nature from his jail cell.
Arps was jailed in June for distributing the live-streamed video of the March 15 mosque… Audio