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The Minister of Corrections has demanded re-offending rates are reduced

Inside Rimutaka Prison video

Tonight, Campbell Live goes inside a prison. In the two decades from 1992, New Zealand's prison population has doubled.

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Tobacco to be banned in prisons

Tobacco won't be permitted on prison grounds to strengthen the ban on smoking inside prisons, Corrections Minister Anne Tolley says.

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A rescue worker walks with an unidentified injured man during an uprising at the Centro Occidental (Uribana) prison in Barquisimeto (Reuters)

Inmates moved after bloody riot

Venezuelan authorities on Sunday finished evacuating inmates from a prison where 61 were reported killed.

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Professor Pratt says prison sentences in New Zealand should be slashed, the three strikes law abolished and parole made more easily available (file)

Professor calls for better NZ prison conditions video

A leading criminologist says New Zealand jail cells should be more like Finland's – equipped with televisions and coffee machines.

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An international panel headed by former police commissioner Howard Broad has been appointed to advise how to improve the safety of prison staff

Prison safety panel appointed

An international panel headed by former police commissioner Howard Broad has been appointed to advise how to improve the safety of prison staff.

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Three prison guards attacked by inmates

The Corrections Association claims three prison guards have been hurt in attacks by prisoners this weekend.

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There are renewed calls for the Government to let prison officers carry pepper spray (file)

Pepper spray calls after prison attack video

There are renewed calls for the Government to let prison officers carry pepper spray after another attack on a guard.

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Prisoners were breaking light bulbs, or interfering with power sockets to generate sparks

Report: Smoke-free prisons a success

Prisoners desperate for a smoke soak tea leaves in nicotine from their quitting patches and light them with power sockets.

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Over the past two years, prison guards around the country have suffered at least 24 serious assaults

Prison guard beaten by inmates video

3 News can reveal there's been another attack on a prison guard.

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Martin Lyttleton says violence was rife in the Auckland Central Remand Prison where King Cobra gang members ruled (file pic)

Exposing NZ prison violence video

A former inmate says there needs to be a major overhaul of the prison system to curb violence behind bars.

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The new prison will have 960 beds  (file)

Labour wants to see contract for new jail

Labour is demanding the release of the contract the government has signed for the construction and running of the new prison at Wiri.

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The 120-year-old stone prison building is now closed and holds no prisoners

Serco getting better at running Mt Eden

Private company Serco is improving its running of Auckland's Mt Eden Prison.

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New prison a waste of money, Greens say

The new Wiri Prison will bring capacity to 10,800 in 2015 and the prison population forecast is 8300 by 2016, the Green Party says.

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A 25-year contract has been signed between the Government and SecureFuture, with construction to begin shortly

Private partners to build and run new jail

The country's newest prison will be built by Fletcher Construction, operated by Serco and maintained by Spotless under a new public-private partnership deal.

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 Arthur Taylor says as most of the New Zealand population can smoke in their home if they choose to, inmates should also be allowed to (file pic)

Lawyer defends smoking ban in prisons

A lawyer representing Auckland Prison has rejected suggestions that banning inmates from smoking is unlawful or unfair.

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Two inmates managed to get into a disused watchtower at Paremoremo this morning

Standoff at Auckland prison continues video

A standoff at the country's maximum security prison continues tonight after two inmates managed to get into a disused watchtower at Paremoremo this morning, sparking a major lockdown.

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More prison beds than prisoners, say Greens

New Zealand is soon going to have a lot more prison beds than prisoners, the Greens say.

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Mt Eden Prison in Auckland

Prison changes could breach UN rules

Proposed changes to prisons may breach United Nations' guidelines on treating prisoners, the Human Rights Commission says.

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Corrections wants a quarter of all re-offending wiped out

Govt boosts prisoner rehabilitation and training video

The Government's promised a massive drop in crime – 25 percent less re-offending over the next five years.

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The Government aims to reduce reoffending by 25 percent with a raft of budget initiatives (file)

Budget to target reoffending - Tolley

The Government aims to reduce reoffending by 25 percent with a raft of budget initiatives.

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