Corrections

A private prison operator has been paid millions for reoffending rates that are incredibly low, even by international standards.

A woman who was carjacked by a prisoner who escaped Waikato Hospital last month is shocked another prisoner from Spring Hill Corrections Facility has escaped from custody at the same hospital again.

But authorities cannot say how often it happens.

An average wait of 50 days for a bed at Auckland's forensic psychiatric service the Mason Clinic, means many patients are held in prison.

Close to 60 Fijians completed their training with the New Zealand Corrections last week.

People on electronically monitored bail who tamper with their tracker can be identified, the Corrections Department says.

One of the brothers convicted of rape and drink spiking at a Christchurch bar has reportedly been assaulted behind bars.

Prisoners say they asked Corrections staff to relocate a mentally unwell inmate who was subsequently hit, critically injured, and died more than a year later.

A convicted double murderer has admitted he would often mislead or lie to Corrections staff while on parole.

The Coroner's Court has heard there was no record of Corrections being told about a murderer receiving further convictions while on parole.

Newly released documents reveal the LynnMall knife attacker was assaulted twice in prison by other inmates, and blamed for starting a third fight.

Serco has been criticised for using interns to write psychological reports for the Parole Board.

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.