Prisoners helping build new parts of Waikeria Prison

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 4 July 2022

Prisoner labour has been used to build the new parts of Waikeria Prison in Waikato.

It's part of a Release to Work programme, which has been on hold since October because of Covid-19, but is now starting back up.

However, some say asking prisoners to build a jail just isn't right.

Soumya Bhamidipati reports.