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New Zealand Prisons - Page 2

Prisons trial carrots as cigarette alternative

As New Zealand prisons prepare to become smoke free from July 1, some units are trialling a healthy initiative to help prisoners kick the habit – carrot sticks. Ref. Source 3

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Former guard spends first night behind bars

Former Rimutaka Prison guard Johan Clarke braced for the worst as he approached his drug-smuggling corruption sentencing. Ref. Source 1

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Prison officer 'got' by inmates

A Corrections officer coaxed into smuggling a pair of shoes into prison says his Asperger's syndrome made him a target with inmates.
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Inmates smoke nicotine patches

Desperate prisoners have taken to smoking nicotine patches as tobacco supplies dry up ahead of a smoking ban that comes into force tomorrow. Ref. Source 7

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Prison booze interventions trialled to cut crime

Prison nurses and probation officers could soon be trained in "interventions" to cut down on heavy drinking by offenders. Ref. Source 4

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Mt Eden prisoner escapes

A man with a history of escaping custody is on the run again after breaking out of Mt Eden prison this morning. Ref. Source 6

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New laws toughen prison security

Private prison bosses will be able to decide inmates' security classifications, under new laws which also grant wider strip search powers. Ref. Source 9

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Female guards in affairs with prisoners

Female prison officers are forming forbidden relationships with the criminals they should be guarding. Ref. Source 4