Mt Eden Prison under significant pressure at time of pepper spray death, staffer says

Not enough training is given to Corrections staff working in the Intervention Support Unit, a staff member says.

Mother wants meaningful change after pepper spray prison death

The mother of a man who died after being pepper sprayed in Mt Eden Prison wants to see meaningful change, as the second part of inquest into his death gets underway in Auckland. It's been nearly four ...
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Police have put the warning out about a man who hasn't returned to custody in Auckland for a week

Dean Shedden failed to return to Mount Eden Prison last Friday. He was put on temporary bail for compassionate grounds. Police have been checking known properties, but believe he's trying to evade ...

Caleb Moefa'auo died after being pepper sprayed in prison, his mother wants answers

Caleb Moefa'auo went into cardiac arrest and died, shortly after being pepper sprayed by an officer in 2022.

Why Corrections’ handling of Mt Eden escape matters – Ryan Bridge

In the middle of a week rife with cover-ups and lack of transparency, one story stands out: a prisoner on the run from Mt ...

Police admit delay in public alert after Mt Eden prisoner escapes

Paul Kyle Peekay Rehua, a prisoner at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility, escaped while on a hospital escort on November ...

Second phase of inquest into pepper spray prison death of Caleb Moefa'auo begins

Corrections officers are expected to front as the second part of an inquest into the death of a man pepper-sprayed in prison gets underway.