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Complex investigation under way into Waikeria Prison uprising, could take months
3 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Police say a complex investigation that could take several months is under way into the six-day riot at Waikeria Prison, which ended yesterday.
The 16 inmates who destroyed the top jail surrendered peacefully at 12.37pm and now the facility is unusable, the Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says.
Rioting began after fires were lit in the exercise yard on Tuesday afternoon. The inmates took over the jail in less than 24 hours.
Fires were lit at Waikeria Prison throughout the week. Photo / Supplied
Advocates say they were protesting against unhygienic and dehumanising conditions - claims vehemently denied by Corrections.
Waikeria uprising: Prisoners were terrified as roof dripped down
3 Jan, 2021 04:46 AM
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Waikeria Prison rioters surrender after six-day stand-off; jail conditions not reason for unrest, says Kelvin Davis.
Waikeria Prison rioters surrender after six-day stand-off; jail conditions not reason for unrest, says Kelvin Davis. Petrified prisoners were locked in their cells as Waikeria began to burn around them and were kept in the dark for hours about what was going on, an inmate claims.
A group of 16 protesting prisoners finally surrendered today after evading capture on the top jail s roof for nearly a week.
Five of the men were deportees from Australia, with three subject to returning offender orders because of their criminal convictions.