An inmate has been found dead at under-fire Mt Eden prison.
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Corrections Department spokeswoman Jeanette Burns said the prisoner died today.
Both the police and the coroner have been notified.
Ms Burns said the prisoner's death would also be subject to a review by the Corrections inspectorate.
A police spokesperson said the man who died was a remand prisoner.
Police were told by phone of the death at 8.41am and were still in the process of telling his next of kin.
A post mortem would be held tomorrow morning.
Corrections last month announced it was appointing a director to manage the day-to-day running of the prison and would impose financial penalties on the prison's operator Serco.
It followed a number of allegations, including that prisoners were participating in organised fights at the prison, filmed by smuggled smartphones.
A spokesperson for Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga said the minister had been informed and was seeking further information from the department.
