Corrections officer threatened with being sacked for speaking up over corruption at Rimutaka Prison

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Corrections officer threatened with being sacked for speaking up over corruption at Rimutaka Prison

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A former Corrections officer says she was threatened with the sack when she spoke up about widespread corruption at Rimutaka Prison. A three-year police investigation into the jail has this week led to six people facing charges of corruption and bribery, including one prisoner, a current employee, three former workers and a member of the public. Corrections says the illegal activity is limited to a small group, but our reporter Soumya Bhamidipati has spoken to a former guard at the prison, ...

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22 December 2023

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018920554/corrections-officer-thre...

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