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December 19, 2023 | News
Pressure on Corrections over Arohata move
A lawyer for women moved from Arohata Prison says a High Court ruling means the onus is now on the Corrections Department to move them back.
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August 24, 2023 | News
Corrections slammed for Arohata prison purge
A lawyer for inmates challenging their transfer from Arohata Women's Prison says it's time to reopen the Wellington-based facility to sentenced prisoners after the High Court found Corrections broke the law when it transferred dozens of inmates.
September 27, 2022 | News
Davis defends Arohata shifts
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says lawyers fighting the shift of wahine from Wellington's Arohata Prison in Wellington have got the wrong end of the stick.
September 22, 2022 | News
Heartbreak ahead from prison transfers
A former prisoner says moving women out of Arohata Prison will cause additional suffering and is ion breach of Corrections' own policies for Māori and women inmates.
September 22, 2022 | News
Wahine prisoners sacrificed for staff shortages
A lawyer representing inmates at Arohata Women's Prison say they're being sacrificed because of short staff in Corrections.
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