Health centre accredited
The health centre at Milburn's prison has joined other primary health care practices in the country in meeting the standards set for New Zealand general practice.
Otago Corrections Facility
Otago inmate dies in hospital
An Otago Corrections Facility prisoner died in Dunedin Hospital on Wednesday night.
Milburn incident only pepper spray use
A national trial testing the use of pepper spray in prisons has ended, with the spray used once last year, at the Otago Corrections Facility at Milburn to subdue an out-of-control prisoner.
Otago jail rich source of tip-offs
Prisoners narking on each other at Otago Corrections Facility may be behind a spike in calls to an anonymous tip-off line.
Prisoner protest leads to lockdown
A power outage which cut television and heating for some prisoners sparked a seven-hour protest and resulted in the Otago Corrections Facility being locked down on Saturday.
Officers get more fitting attire
Plan to smuggle drugs into prison foiled
Eavesdropping on prisoner phone calls has thwarted the prison drug drop plans of an Otago Corrections Facility inmate and his girlfriend.
Fewer prison positive drug tests
'Ashamed' Marsh seen as low risk
Convicted double murderer Gresham Marsh is haunted by the fact he cannot make amends for his crimes, but would like to meet the family of his victims to show he is a changed man, an Otago contact
Second smokefree unit for prisoners
Voluntary smokefree units at Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) and nicotine replacements are helping prisoners break the habit before a smokefree ban is introduced later this year.