Prison
Mobile phones in prisons
Lawyer Gareth Abdinor discusses legal issues around inspecting mobile phones in prisons. Audio
No hearing until 2017 for prison payout claim
A man who was held in jail for longer than he should have been will have to wait until next year for his compensation claim to be heard.
John Kiriakou: torture and whistleblowing
Kim Hill talks to John Kiriakou, former CIA officer who in 2002 led the team that located Abu Zubaydah, alleged to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda. After a news interview in 2007, in which he… Audio
Prisoners train to fill farming labour gap
New Zealand needs to fill 50,000 new jobs in the farming sector over the next decade, and hundreds of prisoners are training up to fill the gap. Audio
New Zealand labelled embarassment on youth
NZ being called on to raise the age at which offenders are treated as adults. More than 30 groups including the new Children's Commissioner sign a letter to urge John Key to raise the age. Audio
Indigenous people in prison - can the vicious cycle be broken?
Around 15 percent of New Zealand's population is Maori and yet they make up over 50 percent of prison inmates. In Canada indigenous people represent 25% of the inmates in state prisons, despite making… Audio
Stricter rules for children's visits to prisons
Security surrounding children visiting prisoners is set to be tightened, with the Corrections Department introducing new rules.
Corrections ignored psychologist's advice on Arthur Taylor, court finds
Corrections ignored a psychologist's opinion that high-profile prisoner Arthur Taylor could be moved to a lower security prison, a judge has found.
Boys isolated, tear-gassed in Australian youth detention centre
The Australian TV programme Four Corners has obtained footage of six children in youth detention being tear-gassed.
Yoga in Prison
Adhyatma is the director of The Yoga Education in Prisons Trust, a registered charitable trust providing yoga and meditation education in New Zealand prisons. Audio
Do gang members have a positive role to play in prison?
After Corrections Minister Judith Collins' comments that the only place for gang members in prison was behind bars, Mongrel Mob member Harry Tam is speaking out about his experience working as a… Video, Audio
Dame Tariana Turia backs Tikanga Maori in prisons
The Corrections Minister Judith Collins has laid into a Maori-focused prison rehabilitation programme. We talk to former Maori Party co-leader Dame Tariana Turia. She says the comments highlight Ms… Audio
Phillip Smith attempted bribe, says Crown
The Crown says the convicted murderer and sex offender Phillip John Smith sent a former prison officer money as a bribe in an envelope addressed to his dead cat. Audio
Programme targets addiction in prison
Six prisoners hoping to stay off drugs outside of prison have just graduated from Arohata Prison's drug treatment unit in Wellington.
Govt to pay Pora, will allow challenge
Teina Pora will be able to immediately receive the $2.5m compensation payment set by Cabinet and still challenge the amount, the government says.
Decision on three-strikes appeal reserved
Sentencing a convicted murderer to life without parole would be unjust, the Court of Appeal has been told. Audio
Panel Says
What the Panelists Amanda Millar and Brodie Kane have been thinking about. Audio
Inside a prison on Mother's Day
On Sunday, children will arrive en masse at Arohata women's prison to visit their imprisoned mothers. Audio
Mums in prison to celebrate mothers day.
This Sunday people will be out and about all over the country treating their mums for Mothers' Day. Audio
South Auckland prison wing in lockdown
A wing at the South Auckland prison is in lock down after a clash between prisoners and guards at the weekend. Corrections Minister Judith Collins joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio