Assaults on Manawatū Prison staff treble in five years
Assaults on staff at Manawatū Prison have trebled in five years amid concerns about increasing violence behind bars in New Zealand.
Audrey Young: Power struggle between Parliament and courts bubbling away
One of the biggest changes to the Bill of Rights Act in 30 years are being considered by Parliament’s powerful privileges committee. Audrey Young explains why it matters.
Jailhouse snitches: How to control the worst of witnesses
New Zealand is finally attempting to deal with the problem of jailhouse snitches, known to have caused hundreds of wrongful convictions worldwide, but repeatedly used in our courts. However, as Mike White discovers, critics say proposed new guidelines will merely entrench a corrupt system and result in more innocent people being jailed.
Witness describes seeing blood on suspect in Dunedin supermarket stabbing as police led him away
A witness has described scenes of chaos after multiple people were injured following a stabbing at a Dunedin supermarket this afternoon.Witness describes chaos following stabbing at Dunedin supermarketPlay Video00:56Arthur Taylor told 1 NEWS there was visible blood on the suspect as he was led away… Read More »Witness describes seeing blood on suspect in Dunedin supermarket stabbing as police led him away
Step forward for NZ human rights law
The country’s highest court has ruled that the High Court was acting within its powers when it declared legislation banning prisoner voting is a breach of New Zealand’s human rights laws.
Otago connections in Bill of Rights debate
On Wednesday afternoon, while MPs were upstairs making law, downstairs in committee room 3, some of their colleagues were contemplating a profound change to how those laws are made. The Privileges Committee is now hearing submissions on the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of… Read More »Otago connections in Bill of Rights debate
A year of freedom: Arthur Taylor’s never-been-told escape story, and his life on parole
Arthur Taylor spent nearly 40 years behind bars, most recently serving a 17 year jail sentence. Over a custard square this week he reflected on his year outside the wire.
Taylor v Attorney-General
aylor v Attorney-General [2015] NZHC 1706 is a New Zealand High Court judgment which made a formal declaration that a statute that prohibited prisoners from voting is inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
Countdown stabbing: Witness Arthur Taylor describes scene outside Dunedin supermarket
Three people have been critically injured in a stabbing at Countdown supermarket in central Dunedin.
Arthur Taylor interviewed in regards to the sexual abuse of women inmates at ARWCF
As New Zealand’s mainstream media refuses to talk about the multiple allegations of sexual abuse at Auckland Regional Women’s Prison. New Zealand’s most notorious jailhouse lawyer, Arthur Taylor is interviewed in regards to this serious situation faced by some of Aotearoa’s most vulnerable inmates.