Prison
New index shows high recidivism rates for youth in custody
There are around 12-hundred 12 to 18 year olds in custody in New Zealand.
But it has taken a group of high school students to provide the first full assessment of the state of youth custody and the… Audio
Serco boss defends Mt Eden handling
The UK-based chief of Serco has defended his company's management of Mt Eden and Wiri prisons.
Proposal to axe 11 prison jobs
The Corrections Department is proposing to axe 11 job training positions at Tongariro/Rangipo Prison in the central North Island.
Serco vs state prisons
Good at winning contracts, bad at running services. That's one of the overseas observations about how Serco runs prisons. Roger Brooking of the Howard League for Penal Reform joins the Panel to… Audio
Lawyer says report lifts lid on inmate health failings
A lawyer says reports condemning the care provided to two patients in separate prisons have only scratched the surface of what's really going on in the country's jails. Audio
Corrections responds to HDC report
Prison nurses failed to give pain relief to two inmates in serious distress, with one of the cases so bad that the jail may face legal action. Audio
Watchdog faults Corrections over prison inmates in pain
Prison nurses failed to give pain relief to two inmates in serious distress, with one of the cases so bad that the jail may face legal action. Audio
Inmate who died had asked for segregation
A coroner's inquest has heard how an inmate found dead in his cell had asked to be segregated from a prisoner who had previously assaulted him.
Prison bomb scare was a hoax
Manawatu Prison has been given the all clear after a tip off about a potential bomb forced it into lockdown this morning.
More electronic monitoring could backfire, MPs told
A bill to extend electronic monitoring to more released prisoners could increase the prison population, MPs have been told.
Michael Robotham: ghosting and crime
Australian writer who worked in the United Kingdom as a journalist, and as ghostwriter for politicians and celebrities including Rolf Harris. He has been a bestselling crime fiction writer since 2002… Audio
Inmate considers legal action against Corrections
An inmate is considering legal action after he had his skull fractured and other bones broken in prison, his lawyer says. Audio
Little Criminals
The way many New Zealand children in state care were abused and victimised is explored in a new TV documentary inspired by the memoir of writer David Cohen. Writer and producer David White read David… Audio
Who are SERCO?
The issue of privatized prisons has once again come into the fore with the emergence over the last week of a series of videos showing inmates participating in organized fight clubs, smoking drugs, and… Audio
Corrections: New allegations at Mt Eden
Corrections CEO Ray Smith says he has learned another prisoner transferred from the Serco-run Mt Eden Prison to a different prison arrived with injuries. Audio
Latest on Mt Eden prison violence
The head of Corrections Ray Smith has just said he learned today that another prisoner transported this week from Mt Eden Prison to another prison arrived there with injuries That prisoner has made… Audio
Minister: Serco told to lift game
Serco was penalised $300,000 for failing to reach performance targets for Mount Eden Prison in 2014/15, the Corrections Minister says. Video
Three investigations into inmate death
Three separate investigations are being conducted into the death of a prisoner in Northland in June. Audio
Urgent debate over prisoner's death, after fight club allegations
Labour MP Kelvin Davis has raised questions in Parliament about the death of a prisoner transferred from Serco's Mt Eden Prison. Audio
Serco dodging responsibility over Mount Eden fight club - union
The union representing prison officers says Serco is dodging responsibility by saying it only received a report in May on allegations of a fight club at Mount Eden. Video, Audio
