Prisons
NZ prison torture reports released
Photo: ODT files
New Zealand prisoners have been subjected to degrading treatment, including being filmed while strip searched, being bullied and victimised by other prisoners, and sleeping in ``deplorable'' accommodation, a watchdog has found.
Prison's drug treatment programme 'vital'
Plenty of work to be had in prison
Organic gardening, constructing septic tanks, refurbishing photocopiers and printing business cards are just some of the business enterprises operated out of New Zealand prisons.
$21.5m for prison work
The taxpayer-funded price tag of boosting prisoner capacity at the Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) is $21.5 million, it was revealed yesterday.
Prison capacity up 150
Bedtime stories a hit at prison
Two wings closed at prison
Otago's new prison has closed two 30-prisoner wings because of low inmate numbers and management cannot say when the situation will change.
Prison phone trial reveals crime
Robberies, gang activity, illegal drug use and a raft of other offending were being planned by prisoners at the Otago Corrections Facility, it was revealed after a telephone monitoring trial was