Prison Guards
Prison guards acquitted of attack on prisoner
Corrections officers Desmond Fa'afoi, Wiremu Paikea and Viju Devassy have been acquitted of charges relating to an attack on a prisoner inside New Zealand's maximum security prison. Court reporter… Video, Audio
Paremoremo prison guards’ trial starts in Auckland
One Paremoremo guard is accused of kicking a prisoner repeatedly in the head, another's charged with breaking the prisoner's ankle and a third is accused of moving a camera to try and ruin any… Video, Audio
Give prison guards pepper spray, union says
The prison guards' union is calling for their members to be armed with pepper spray and possibly tasers. It says it will protect prisoners from excessive force charges. Audio
Gov told to hurry up and give prison guards pepper spray
Following an attack on three prison officers over the weekend the Government's being told it needs to hurry up and change the rules so prison guards can have better access to pepper-spray. Audio
600 new corrections officers needed in next year
The Corrections Department is being forced to hire an extra 600 prison guards to cope with a rapidly rising prison population. Audio