Private prison operator Serco is going to the High Court to challenge ongoing allegations of having organised fight clubs among inmates in Auckland's troubled Mount Eden prison.
The prison operator was fighting the accusations made in a draft report completed by Prison Inspectorate last month, Radio New Zealand reported today.
It was revealed Serco did not think they "had enough opportunity to comment and respond", a High Court document obtained by the broadcaster stated.
The draft was completed in two parts by Radio New Zealand.
The first looked at the brawl itself and whether a fight club was operating at the prison.
The second part wanted to look into Serco's protocol of violent inmates and how the prisoners were getting cellphones.