Corrections ends Pūwhakamua prisoner reintegration contract after ‘serious sexual allegations’
Corrections began funding the service in November 2022. Since then, it had contributed around $3.9 million in ongoing…
Social worker Carrie Matkovich loses registration after lying to Corrections and taking man with ankle monitor for walks up Mount Maunganui
A week after the course began, a supervisor became concerned the man was trying to “emotionally manipulate” Matkovich,…
Corrections ordered to pay officer Duane Farrell $94k after failures following prison hit threat
Farrell told his superior officers he believed he had suffered a significant injury and asked several times for…
Society Insider: Minister for Police, Corrections Mark Mitchell to wed in the Coromandel; Kiwi fintech boss hosts F1 star Lando Norris
Society Insider spotted them at the Lexus Urban Polo on Saturday, the glamorous annual event that sees a…
Arthritic Wellington pensioner George Lazaridis jailed for sex abuse of teen
A sexual attraction developed that ranged from low-level touching to mutual oral sex and continued for three years…
Corrections takes action against staff’s ‘unacceptable’ use of artificial intelligence
“This ensures AI use at Corrections occurs within an environment where we can manage privacy and security controls.”…
Corrections didn’t tell staffer’s managers of investigation into his alleged child sex offending
Following questions from RNZ after his court appearance, Corrections acting deputy chief executive of communities, partnerships and pathways…
Mt Eden prison death: Name suppression lapses for Auckland manslaughter defendant Peresia Tapui
The defendant was granted interim name suppression at his first appearance last month in the district court but…
Cost of incarceration: Corrections report reveals $201,408 to keep a sentenced inmate behind bars
To monitor those on home detention – including the likes of former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming, who…
The union that fought itself – how two Corrections officers took their union to court and won (so far)
Exactly what the complaints are is unclear – they have been described as “a hotch-potch of accumulated grievances”…
Corrections halts release of child sex offender to Hamilton East street
“Some very, very happy people,” the resident said. The resident said a Corrections officer began informing residents about…
Prison doctor wait times shorter than in community, Corrections data shows
Rimutaka Prison and Northland Region Corrections Facility had the longest waits that month – with a median wait…