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\nThe arrests included corrections officers and senior corrections officers at the prison.
\nPhoto: RNZ\/Calvin Samuel\n<\/p>\n
Nine staff have been arrested at Mt Eden Corrections Facility, following a police operation.<\/p>\n
The deputy Commissioner for men’s prisons, Dave Pattinson, said corrections officers and senior corrections officers had been arrested.<\/p>\n
The arrests were part of a wider police operation in Auckland, Pattinson said.<\/p>\n
Criminal activity in prisons would not be tolerated, Pattinson said, and any staff taking part in this sort of activity would be found out and held to account, he said.<\/p>\n
“Corrections employs approximately 11,000 staff and the overwhelming majority act with integrity, professionalism and honesty in what is an extremely demanding and often dangerous job working with New Zealand’s most dangerous offenders.”<\/p>\n
The matter was now subject to an active investigation and court proceedings, and it did not want to compromise that by commenting further, Pattinson said.<\/p>\n
Corrections was actively working through the impacts on the staff members employment, he said.<\/p>\n
If any staff had concerns about a prisoner or colleague’s behaviour, Pattinson encouraged them to speak to their manager or union.<\/p>\n