2010 Media Releases

24 Dec 2010: CIE gardens produce Christmas cheer
Christchurch and Wellington City Missions have received hundreds of fresh vegetables grown by prisoners.
21 Dec 2010: Prisoners' Christmas menu
Details about what Christmas day is like in prison and what food prisoners will receive.
17 Dec 2010: Corrections welcomes new recruits
16 Dec 2010: Prisoners' vocational training qualifications build up
Thirty-nine national certificates were presented to prisoners at Northland Region Corrections Facility in the last two weeks.
16 Dec 2010: Police search cleans up offenders on community work
Twenty offenders serving community work sentences have been to court following a combined effort of Corrections and the Police.
15 Dec 2010: Illegal Christmas package stopped
Whanganui Prison staff have stopped a package containing cannabis from getting into the prison.
14 Dec 2010: Serco selected to manage Mt Eden/ACRP
The Department of Corrections announced that global service company Serco has been selected to manage Mt Eden/Auckland Central Remand Prison from next year.
13 Dec 2010: Pasifika history and culture an important part of rehabilitation
Thirty-two prisoners graduated from the Malaga Polynesia programme at Spring Hill Corrections Facility.
03 Dec 2010: Waitakere probation officer receives Minister's Excellence Award
Renee Clarkson was presented with the Minister's Excellence Award in recognistion of her outstanding achievements during the Probation Officer curriculum training.
03 Dec 2010: Manawatu Prison volunteers have their day
A concert of prisoners at Manawatu Prison to honour volunteers on International Volunteer Day on 5 December.
03 Dec 2010: No seasonal goodwill for drugs at prison
Staff will not be turning a blind eye to drugs and other contraband on prison property over the Christmas period.
03 Dec 2010: Early Christmas cannabis package intercepted
A joint operation at Rimutaka Prison has led to the arrest of two men trying to throw a tennis ball with cannabis into a prison exercise yard.
01 Dec 2010: Probation officer receives Excellence Award
Minsiter of Corrections presented Hastings based Probation Officer Petrina Seymour with the Minister's Excellence Award.
30 Nov 2010: Christchurch Prison celebrates prison volunteers
Christchurch Men's Prison celebrated the work of volunteers.
26 Nov 2010: Canterbury staff service recognised with medal ceremony
Twenty-eight staff members in Canterbury prisons received long service awards.

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