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The Department of Corrections said a staff member from Corrections Victoria in Australia, also visited New Zealand.
And Correction s Chief Custodial Officer, Neil Beales, went to Australia to visit a prison that holds extreme threat prisoners .
The documents show that in October 2019, Corrections contracted two leading academics to provide specialist advice and support on the management of individuals under the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Directorate.
Some staff at Corrections were also given training around violent extremism, based on information from international sources.
Inside the country s only specialist maximum security unit, at Paremoremo, in Auckland.
Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham Farrelly
Corrections has refused to disclose details of how the gunman will be managed during his time in custody and the conditions he will be held in.
Waikeria riot: Jail staff union s disgust as dust settles and clean-up bill looms
6 Jan, 2021 02:45 AM
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The top jail has been completely destroyed and can no longer be used, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said. Video / Brett Phibbs / Mark Coote
The top jail has been completely destroyed and can no longer be used, Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis said. Video / Brett Phibbs / Mark Coote
The prison staff union leader says it s ludicrous to call six days of fiery destruction at Waikeria a protest .
And prison authorities say the Waikato jail has insurance but it s not yet known how much the damage will cost taxpayers.