In this section
- Prison Operations Manual
- Custodial Practice Manual (CPM)
- Cabinet papers and related material
- Child Protection Policy
- RIS: Improving the management of prisoners subject to health related segregation and at risk regimes
- RIS: Access to offence-based rehabilitative programmes for remand prisoners
- RIS: Programme conditions for extended supervision orders
- RIS: Improving rehabilitation and safety outcomes in prisons
- RIS: Improving rehabilitation, reintegration and safety outcomes in the Corrections system
- Regulatory Impact Analysis: Removing prison workers from the COVID-19 Public Health Response Vaccinations Order 2021
- Regulatory Impact Statement: Use of pepper spray in custodial settings
- Regulatory Impact Assessment Strengthening Powers to Withhold Mail
- Regulatory Impact Analysis Corrections Amendment Bill 2018
- Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Bill 2018
- Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Regulations 2017 (2)
- Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Regulations 2017
- Parole (Alcohol and Drug Testing of Offenders and Returning Offenders) Rules 2017
- Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) (Alcohol and Drug Testing) Rules 2017
- Sentencing (Alcohol and Drug Testing of Offenders) Rules 2017
- Community Probation Practice Centre
- Victims Code
- Human rights in NZ prisons
- Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Legislation Bill
- Prisons designated for use of prisoner placement system
- Chief Executive's guidelines on the use of coercive powers under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act
- Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act
- Parole Extended Supervision Orders Amendment Bill
- Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill
- Bail Act
- Corrections Act 2004
- Corrections Amendment Act
- Corrections Regulations
- Overview of key legislation
- Parole Act
- Sentencing Act
- Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill
- Use of Court Cells for Over-flow Prisoners
- Instrument of Designation
- Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill 2011
Policy and legislation
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Prison Operations Manual
The purpose of the Prisons Operations Manual is to provide instructions to Prison employees on the day-to-day activities relating to managing a prison.
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23 May 2017
Custodial Practice Manual (CPM) - View Custodial Practice Manual (CPM) PDF 8.8 MB
This Custodial Procedure Manual contains the How to of the “core” duties of corrections officers. The purpose of this manual is to have it as an easy reference for all staff, with the intention that it is used as a parameter to ensure we are consistently performing our basic duties to a high standard.
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19 February 2025
Cabinet papers and related material
On this page you’ll find documents that have been published under the Government’s policy requiring Ministers to proactively release Cabinet papers and related material.
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11 September 2024
Child Protection Policy
Our Child Protection Policy formalises our commitment to protect the interests of children whose families we work alongside.
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30 May 2024
RIS: Improving the management of prisoners subject to health related segregation and at risk regimes - View RIS: Improving the management of prisoners subject to health related segregation and at risk regimes PDF 2.8 MB
Cabinet agreement to policy decisions about the statutory review of health-related and at-risk regimes in the Corrections Act 2004.
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14 March 2024
RIS: Access to offence-based rehabilitative programmes for remand prisoners - View RIS: Access to offence-based rehabilitative programmes for remand prisoners PDF 2.2 MB
RIS: Cabinet agreement to policy decision about extending remand prisoners access to offence-based rehabilitative programmes.
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02 October 2023
RIS: Programme conditions for extended supervision orders - View RIS: Programme conditions for extended supervision orders PDF 1.2 MB
This regulatory impact statement is to support Cabinet consideration of policy decisions for amendments to extended supervision orders in the Parole Act 2002.
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26 July 2023
RIS: Improving rehabilitation and safety outcomes in prisons - View RIS: Improving rehabilitation and safety outcomes in prisons PDF 9.8 MB
This RIS analyses four areas of change for the operation of the 18 prisons governed by the Regulations that support the Corrections Act 2004 (the Act).
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16 February 2023
RIS: Improving rehabilitation, reintegration and safety outcomes in the Corrections system - View RIS: Improving rehabilitation, reintegration and safety outcomes in the Corrections system PDF 10.2 MB
Options for legislative amendment to the Corrections Act 2004 (the Act) and the Corrections Regulations 2005 (the Regulations) to enable best practice operations and strategic change.
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09 August 2022
Regulatory Impact Analysis: Removing prison workers from the COVID-19 Public Health Response Vaccinations Order 2021 - View Regulatory Impact Analysis: Removing prison workers from the COVID-19 Public Health Response Vaccinations Order 2021 PDF 2.9 MB
The inclusion of prison workers in the Vaccination Order may no longer be justified and proportionate to the risks posed by COVID-19 in prisons.
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