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Corrections seeking greater community involvement
Friday, 10 November 2006, 12:00 am | Department Of Corrections
Department of Corrections Chief Executive Barry Matthews today said greater community cooperation and assistance is vital to providing more employment opportunities for prisoners. More >>
Specialist reintegration unit opened at Rimutaka
Monday, 30 October 2006, 4:27 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections welcomes today’s opening of New Zealand’s first specialist mainstream reintegration unit at Rimutaka Prison by the Minister of Corrections Hon. Damien O’Connor. More >>
Prisoner transportation - inaccurate report
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 9:44 am | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections will be lodging a formal complaint about an item carried on One News tonight. Corrections General Manager Strategic Services Mike Martelli said the Department considered the item was inaccurate in several material respects ... More >>
Liam Ashley Death Investigation Progressing
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:17 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Department can confirm that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Liam Ashley is progressing well. However, its completion has been delayed due to the complexity of the issues to be addressed and the amount of evidence that ... More >>
Liam Ashley investigation progressing
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 1:00 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Department can confirm that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Liam Ashley is progressing well. However, its completion has been delayed due to the complexity of the issues to be addressed and the amount of evidence that ... More >>
Milestone for Release to Work
Monday, 9 October 2006, 11:25 am | Department Of Corrections
Figures released by the Department of Corrections show the number of prisoners on Release to Work employment passed sixty this week. More >>
Home Detention - an effective sentence
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 11:41 am | Department Of Corrections
Home Detention continues to be an effective sentence, key performance figures for the year to June show. A total 98 percent of the offenders on Home Detention during the year, did not abscond or reoffend while serving the sentence, says Katrina Casey, ... More >>
Corrections on Dom Post Story
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 3:55 pm | Department Of Corrections
The following statement from the Department of Corrections is regarding a story in today's Dominion Post More >>
Report Insights Welcomed
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 11:49 am | Department Of Corrections
“I am pleased the State Services Commission Report into cost escalation at Spring Hill Corrections Facility and Otago Region Corrections Facility shows there was no cost blow-out in either project,” said Chief Executive Barry Matthews. “The original ... More >>
Australia calls on Kiwi expertise
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 12:41 am | Department Of Corrections
New Zealand Corrections Officers will soon be helping the Tasmania Prison Service commission its new Risdon Prison Complex. More >>
Prisoners Help With Flood Work
Friday, 21 July 2006, 11:25 am | Department Of Corrections
Prisoners have been playing their part in the flood cleanup and protection work in Wanganui, Manawatu and Hawkes Bay regions. South of Wanganui, minimum security prisoners have been helping with the clean-up of marae and in Palmerston North they have pulled ... More >>
More Drugs Seized
Friday, 7 July 2006, 3:51 pm | Department Of Corrections
Better detection has resulted in a forty five percent increase in the amount of drugs and drug-related utensils confiscated in prisons the last three years. More >>
Positive prisoner drug tests lowest in years
Monday, 5 June 2006, 3:04 pm | Department Of Corrections
The proportion of prisoners testing positive in general random drug tests is at the lowest level since testing began eight years ago, according to Department of Corrections figures. More >>
Recruiting Reintegration Caseworkers Begins
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 2:38 pm | Department Of Corrections
Corrections has begun recruiting reintegration caseworkers to support enhanced reintegration services aimed at reducing re-offending by helping prisoners prepare for their release from prison. More >>
Prisoner Employment Strategy launched
Friday, 12 May 2006, 11:18 am | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections welcomed the launch of the Government’s new three-year strategy to increase and improve employment opportunities for prisoners by the Minister of Corrections Hon Damien O’Connor today. More >>
Prison nurseries blooming
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 9:45 am | Department Of Corrections
A recent restructure of Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE) nurseries is providing better employment training opportunities for prisoners. More >>
Corrections Seizes More Contraband
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 5:13 pm | Department Of Corrections
Tougher contraband detection measures has meant the number of prohibited items (contraband) confiscated from prison visitors has more than doubled in the last three years, a great result for Corrections, says National Systems and Security Manager Karen Urwin. More >>
Corrections Pleased Industrial Action Discontinued
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 2:24 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections says it is pleased that Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE) CANZ members have ceased industrial action. More >>
Corrections Disappointed At Industrial Action
Saturday, 8 April 2006, 11:01 am | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections said it is satisfied that some progress was made in mediation with CANZ today but is disappointed Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE) CANZ members have decided to proceed with industrial action next week any way. More >>
Prisoner transfers
Monday, 27 March 2006, 11:40 am | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections can reassure the public as to the safety of transferring prisoners around New Zealand by air. More >>
