Prisons
UK correspondent Matt Dathan
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about plans to temporarily hold prisoners in 400 police cells due to overcrowding in jails, strikes set to hit the ambulance service - as well as… Audio
The inside word on True Justice
Advocacy group JustSpeak's new five-part podcast series True Justice gives a new perspective on life behind bars. It journeys through the justice system, from the moment of arrest to life after… Audio
Prison inmates missing counselling, in cells as Covid spreads
Inmates at Auckland prison are missing mental health appointments and facing extended lock downs due to Covid cases.
There's currently more than 220 active infections in our jails with shortages of… Video, Audio
Shining a light on the US industrial-prison complex
The US prison system amounts to a modern-day form of slavery based on lies about the underclass it is exploiting, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says. Audio
Corrections criticised on sex assaults in prison
Sexual assault charges have been laid against prisoners in 17 incidents where Corrections staff were assaulted, and the agency is being called on to do better.
'Perfect storm' of conditions led to Waikeria Prison riot - clinical psychologist
It's been a year since inmates at a King Country remand prison rioted, causing more than $25 million worth of damage.
Corrections' lack of action 'very disappointing' - Chief Ombudsman
Corrections is being accused of inertia and moving at a glacial pace when it comes to improving "barren and undignified" jail conditions and the treatment of inmates.
The Chief Ombudsman says it is… Video, Audio
Prison conditions undignified, barren, and slow to change
Two prisons inspected by the Ombudsman have been described as undignified and barren, and the progress made by Corrections as "glacial". Peter Boshier today published two reports following unannounced… Audio
Justice advocate finds Paremoremo concerning
A justice advocate, academic and former prisoner says a report which cited cruel treatment of inmates is not surprising, despite the government promising change.
A report into the country's only… Audio
How humankind has become an increasingly peaceful species
Homo sapiens can be the nicest of species and also the nastiest, according to Harvard University biological anthropologist Professor Richard Wrangham. He joins the show to discuss his book, The… Audio
Watchdog finds prisoner who died of cancer in prison neglected
A woman prisoner who died of advanced gastric cancer was provided with inadequate care by the Department of Corrections, the health and disability watchdog has found.
Slush and burn
National served up the ‘slushies in jail’ story to the media, who then forced it down our throats for two days - then bit the hand that spoonfed them.
Slush and burn
National served up the ‘slushies in jail’ story to the media, who then forced it down our throats for two days - then bit the hand that spoonfed them.
AudioGovernment rules out Man-Up programme in prisons
The battle between Destiny Church and the government has reached boiling point today, after the church's leader Brian Tamaki warned his church would cause prison revolts if the Man-Up programme was… Video, Audio
Gang members in prisons 'create violence, fear', report finds
Newly released reports into three New Zealand prisons show the ongoing challenges of managing gang-affiliated inmates, staffing levels and keeping prisons clean.
Sex offender released after serving under half his jail term
A man who has served less than half of an 11-year sentence for sexually abusing girls as young as 11 has been released from prison.
Banning prisoners from voting ‘inconsistent’ with Bill of Rights
Justice Minister Andrew Little says the government has no immediate plans to change the law to allow prisoners to vote, despite a Supreme Court decision which said the fact they are prohibited is… Video, Audio
Tracey McIntosh: investing in state care not state prisons
Professor Tracey McIntosh says many inmates, particularly women, are going straight from state care to state prisons. Her research on incarceration of mainly Maori has shown a distinct pattern of… Audio
On the outside: the problem with life after prison
Nearly a third of former prisoners go back to jail within their first year after release. Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores why so many Māori prisoners end up back inside. Video, Audio
Chester Borrows' Justice Advisory Group hits the road
Chester Borrows and members of the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group hold their first first public discussion on Monday 15 October in Papatoetoe, Auckland, at 9.30am. Borrows is the group's… Audio
