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The platform includes articles from external sources to supplement its available information. Reporting on the state of prisons around the world is a complex, laborious task. The Prison Insider team develops a weekly press review in three languages in order to provide wider coverage of current events in the world’s prisons. This monitoring process helps promote journalism by various media and reflects a commitment to transparency and collaboration.
New Zealand: UN torture committee warns government about rising prison population
The UN’s warning about the country’s prison population, high proportion of people held on remand, and the potential impact on Māori and Pasifika comes on the heels of Treasury’s concerns about the associated ballooning costs
Source: Newsroom (10/10/2025)