Warning: This article discusses suicide and could be distressing for some people.
A leading advocate for prison reform says distressing findings of how an inmate was treated should lead to significant change within the criminal justice system.
Auckland Women's prison seems to have created a harmful environment for people working there, Professor Tracey McIntosh says.
Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly
Documents obtained by RNZ shows Auckland Women's Prison planned to keep Mihi Bassett in a segregation unit known as the pound "indefinitely" - breaking laws governing how, and how long, prisoners can be held there.
Guards also threatened to pepper-spray her minutes after she attempted suicide.