The Chief Ombudsman says the Department of Corrections must stop the way it’s running the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) because the unit’s prisoners are being ill-treated.

By Office of the Ombudsman
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Auckland — The government has announced the projects slated to go ahead under the controversial Fast Track Bill, which will bypass consultation and approval processes.

By People Against Prisons Aotearoa
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Auckland City — People Against Prisons Aotearoa can confirm that a second person has died in Mount Eden Corrections Facility.

By People Against Prisons Aotearoa
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Auckland City — People Against Prisons Aotearoa spokesperson and Auckland University criminology lecturer Dr.

By People Against Prisons Aotearoa
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A new report by the independent watchdog Aotearoa Justice Watch (AJW) details numerous testimonies of abuse, discrimination and alleged violations of human rights within New Zealand’s criminal justice system.

By Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
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The Office of the Inspectorate has today released its report on the management of people who have been separated from the prison population.

By Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
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1900 Community Corrections workers walk off the job today after members rejected the department’s pay offer following nine months of negotiation.

By PSA
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1900 Community Corrections workers have voted to strike three times over April, after nine months of negotiations between the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, and the Department of Corrections.

By PSA
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This morning, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child called out the failure of the New Zealand Government to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

By Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
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Invercargill — The Office of the Inspectorate has released its latest inspection report for Invercargill Prison.

By Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
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Articles in Britain's Guardian newspaper describe how prisoners are treated like human beings on Bastoy Island.

By ADAC
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"It's a miracle no one died."

By ADAC
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The Corrections Department subjects prisoners to commonly used psychological torture techniques.

By ADAC
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Police are calling an incident at Spring Hill Prison serious this evening with injuries and more, one reporter from infonews.co.nz we have on stand-by from near the prison while reporters are working around the clock to find you the latest.

By Dribble NZ News Now
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Since 2008, more than 75 people have died in New Zealand prisons – where the suicide rate is 11 times higher than in the general population.

By ADAC
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Auckland — EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Late yesterday infonews.co.nz recieving many tip-off's regarding a riot at Rangipo prison which we were told involved three prisoners on top of a roof.

By Taranaki Now News
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Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened a new probation centre at Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast.

By Anne Tolley
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Emily Wilson has been a nurse for 30 years but was suspended after an act of kindness to a dehydrated prisoner.

By ADAC
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The coroner's report into the death of Nicholas Harris in Waikeria prison last year found officers were 'justified' in their behaviour.

By ADAC
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Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened a new High Dependency Unit at Rimutaka Prison, the first of its kind in New Zealand.

By Anne Tolley
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A Bill to ensure victims of crime can continue to seek a share of compensation received by prisoners passed its first reading in Parliament last night.

By Judith Collins
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By Judith Collins
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