New Zealand
Capital city — Wellington
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
New Zealand: $1 million spent on slushy machines for prison guards
More than $1 million of taxpayer money has been spent on 193 slushy machines in a bid to keep prison guards cool over summer.
Source — NewstalkZB
New Zealand: prison population tips over 10,000 again, but still 1500 below forecast
The prison muster has tipped over 10,000 again, but the declining trend has Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis looking to phase out double bunking and retiring "cramped horrible cells".
The current prison…
Source — NZ Herald
Uruguay: cárceles “pobres” e “inhumanas”
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New Zealand: prison drugs, contraband vary in South
The latest figures for prison contraband and drug testing have revealed a mixed picture in the South.
Source — Otago Daily Times
New Zealand: how sport in prison could help stop reoffending
A sports programme which is being piloted in New Zealand prisons aims for a reduction in reoffending.
Not only does physical activity help prisoners with their wellbeing and mental health, but it could…
Source — Stuff
New Zealand: ICRC hands over prison support programme to ZPCS
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) last week handed over its decade-long prison support programme aimed at improving prison management, infrastructure rehabilitation, food supply chain…
Source — News Day
New Zealand: peace above punishment, how restorative justice works for offenders and victims
Source - Stuff
Punishment has long been integral to Kiwis' sense of justice. But those pursuing restorative remedies are finding more empowerment in healing than punitive action, writes Alex Loo.
New Zealand: who's in prison? [video]
Source - RNZ
The government wants to reduce the number of people in New Zealand prisons. But why?
New Zealand: mega-prisons overseas have been absolute failures
Source - NewstalkZB
We're being told to look at the inroads being made with some US prisons to determine how New Zealand should progress with our justice system.
New Zealand: alarming report uncovers several faults at Waikeria Prison
Source - Newshub
A new report into conditions at Waikeria Prison has found several faults - including long lock-up times, understaffing and a lack of a fence.
Each individual unit at the prison is fenced,…
New Zeland: Dutch prison system offers inspiration to New Zealand
Source – News hub
New Zealand's prison population is skyrocketing, and our jails are at breaking point. The Netherlands has the opposite problem - they're closing down prisons because inmate numbers have…
New Zealand: fewer women to be jailed under new government strategy to curb growth in crime
Source - The Press
Fewer women will be sent to prison under a new programme to try and curb growth in crime among Kiwi females.
