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Rooftop prison standoff by teen inmates likely a 'cry for help'

Māori likely to be disproportionately affected by increase in police officers, justice advocates say

Justice advocates say plans to pour money into extra police will do little to address the main cause of crime, with Māori likely to be disproportionately affected.

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Treatment in women's prisons 'degrading', urgent action needed - report

Punitive measures like solitary confinement and pepper spraying were used more often in women’s prisons than men’s.

Restraining inmates during, after birth 'completely unacceptable'

Photo: 123RF Two separate reports by the Office of the Children s Commissioner into the Mothers with Babies Unit (MBU) in prisons have found multiple incidents where women were handcuffed before, during and after giving birth. A 2019 report into the MBU in Auckland found female prisoners were handcuffed in labour or soon after birth in hospital. A 2020 report into a Christchurch unit found handcuffing shortly after giving birth and while in the late stages of pregnancy. It is illegal for female prisoners who are giving birth to be restrained, and Corrections policy states that where a medical professional says a woman is in labour, restraints must be removed.