Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - Opposition MPs supported a small but vocal protest today outside Parliament, with the Public Service (PSA) and Corrections associations warning of backlashes if the Government privatises prisons.

Wellington, June 24 NZPA - The cost of converting shipping containers into prison cells would vary depending on which prison they were added onto and the infrastructure needed to incorporate them into prisons, Corrections Minister Judith Collins told a parliamentary select committee today.

Wellington, April 7 NZPA - ACT's highly publicised "three-strikes" policy would not have saved the 77 lives they claimed, new figures show.