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New Zealand Prisons

Wave of prison violence hits Chch

Attacks on Christchurch Men's Prison staff are on the rise, with guards now patrolling the country's second-most dangerous jail. Ref. Source 3

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Police chief calls for cut in prisoners

Police Commissioner Howard Broad has issued a surprise plea to cut prison numbers to stem an "absolute wave" of criminals through the justice system. Ref. Source 5

New Zealand Prisons History & Civil Business Politics

Jail phone jammers in cost blowout

The Government's award-winning prison cellphone blocking system has leaked concerning levels of radiation, massively blown its budgets and does not work properly. Ref. Source 3

Prisons Zealand New

Jail phone-jamming budget blown

The Corrections Department has conceded it blew the budget for its award-winning cellphone-blocking project, though it denies the system does not work as intended. Ref. Source 9

Prisons Zealand New

Fixing prison beds costs taxpayers $2.6m

Prison beds made by some of the country's toughest inmates became rusty within months of being installed and landed the taxpayer with a $2.6 millon fix-up bill. Ref. Source 2

New Zealand Prisons

Prison business disgusts victim's family

A convicted murderer and child-sex offender who stalked his victims' family from jail has been running a mail-order business from prison – to the disgust of the dead man's family. Ref. Source 7

New Zealand Prisons

Six guards fired for s-xual relationships

Six New Zealand prison officers have been sacked over the past five years for having s-xual relationships with prisoners. Ref. Source 6

New Zealand Prisons Politics Business Civil & History

Drug-smuggler jailer guilty of corruption

A Rangipo Prison guard who took a $2200 bribe from an inmate to smuggle in drugs and eye drops says he gave some of the money to charity. Ref. Source 8