Strip Searches
Footage of prison brawl that led to strip search released
Footage has been released to RNZ of the attack on Corrections officers at Auckland prison which led to a mass strip search in 2016. Video
Ombudsman wants strip searches reined in
Prisons should cut back on strip searches given they are finding hardly any contraband, the Ombudsman says.
Lawyer says prisoners being stripsearched unlawfully
A lawyer says hundreds of thousands of strip searches carried out by prison staff on inmates are unlawful. Audio
Lawyer says hundreds of thousands of strip searches illegal
A human rights lawyer is accusing the Corrections Department of carrying out hundreds of thousands of illegal strip searches of inmates. Audio
Thousands of prison strip searches find virtually nothing
Prison guards are conducting thousands of strip searches on the grounds they have 'reasonable cause' to suspect inmates are hiding drugs or weapons - but are finding virtually nothing. Audio
Thousands of strip searches but virtually no weapons or drugs
Prison guards are conducting thousands of strip searches of inmates but finding virtually no weapons or drugs. Audio