Minister of Corrections: Urgent independent inquiry needed into prison system
Reports in Media:
Dehumanising practices at Auckland women’s prison constitute cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment: Amnesty Comment
Gassed in their cells, ‘begging’ for food at Auckland Women’s prison: RNZ
Auckland Women's Prison inmates gassed with pepper spray while inside cells: RNZ
Corrections may have broken law at women's prison - lawyer RNZ
New Zealand may face torture case over women's treatment in prison - laywer RNZ
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