At-risk Invercargill prisoners continue to be placed in dry cells

Monday 28 July 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Mon 28 Jul 2025, 9:03pm

In this story Department of Corrections, United Nations, Peter Boshier

Corrections has continued to place suicidal prisoners in Invercargill rooms lacking drinking water and toilets. This practice persists despite a 2019 finding by the Chief Ombudsman that such conditions breached United Nations standards regarding prisoner dignity and torture prevention.

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1. RNZMon 28 Jul 2025, 5:50pm

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2. Otago Daily TimesMon 28 Jul 2025, 9:03pm

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