In this section
- Prison Operations Manual
- Custodial Practice Manual (CPM)
- Cabinet papers and related material
- RIS: Improving safety in prisons and supporting operational practice
- 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
- 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
- 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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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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07 December 2021
Regulatory Impact Statement: Use of pepper spray in custodial settings - View Regulatory Impact Statement: Use of pepper spray in custodial settings PDF 325.0 KB
Three issues have been identified with the existing framework governing the use of pepper spray. This analysis has been produced for the purpose of informing Cabinet policy decisions on amendments to the Corrections Regulations 2005.
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16 October 2019
Regulatory Impact Assessment Strengthening Powers to Withhold Mail - View Regulatory Impact Assessment Strengthening Powers to Withhold Mail PDF 488.3 KB
Corrections has a range of powers to withhold mail sent to and from prisoners under section 108 of the Act. Recent events have raised questions about whether these are sufficient to address concerns about the distribution of material that seeks to incite or promote hostility against particular groups in society.
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16 October 2019
Regulatory Impact Analysis Corrections Amendment Bill 2018 - View Regulatory Impact Analysis Corrections Amendment Bill 2018 PDF 650.6 KB
The proposed provisions relate to the safe and humane management of prisoners, prisoner discipline and prison safety, and the fair treatment of persons.
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20 March 2018
Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Bill 2018 - View Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Bill 2018 PDF 4.9 MB
The Corrections Amendment Bill 2018 includes a suite of amendments to the Corrections Act 2004 designed to improve the ability of the Department of Corrections to safely and humanely manage prisoners; improve prisoner discipline and safety; and ensure the fair treatment of prisoners.
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17 August 2017
Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Regulations 2017 (2)
The Corrections Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2017 make changes to a range of areas in order to improve the safety, management, and operation of the Corrections legislative system.
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01 June 2017
Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Regulations 2017 - View Regulatory Impact Statement: Corrections Amendment Regulations 2017 PDF 90.4 KB
This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) provides an analysis of options to enhance the legislative framework of the corrections system. In particular, it reviews options for amendments to Corrections Regulations 2005 (Regulations).
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28 January 2016
Community Probation Practice Centre
The Integrated Practice Framework (IPF) has been implemented by Community Probation as part of a fundamental redesign of probation practice for the management of offenders in the community.
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24 September 2015
Victims Code
The Victims Code sets out how victims of crime can expect to be treated by government agencies and organisations that provide services to victims.
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24 June 2015
Human rights in NZ prisons
We make sure that prisoners in New Zealand are contained humanely.
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