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Auckland Women s Prison treated inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a concerted effort to break their spirit, according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.
Mihi Bassett was gassed in her cell, Manukau District Court Judge David McNaughton said.
Photo: RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod
Corrections broke its own rules and regulations multiple times in its treatment of Mihi Bassett and Karma Cripps, who were gassed in their cells and forced to perform a humiliating ritual to be fed, Manukau District Court Judge David McNaughton says.
His ruling also confirms the women had to remove their underwear in front of male guards in order to get clean pairs and were, at times, denied toiletries and sanitary products
This story contains first-hand accounts of the Christchurch 2011 earthquake that may be distressing for some readers.
Ten years on, what impact has the 2011 Christchurch earthquake had on survivors? In the first episode of
Fragments - a six-part podcast and video series - a 6.3 aftershock surges near Lyttelton, across the Port Hills and into the surrounding suburbs.
Morag Aldridge.
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Those who were in Christchurch on 22 February 2011 all have a story to tell.
Some have probably told their stories many times to friends and family - they ve got used to them and the stories have come to define the day for them.
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