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A child held in adult custody in a Victorian prison was subjected to a spit hood and forced to spend more than 20 hours a day in solitary confinement with water supply cut off, an inquiry has revealed.
Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has pushed back at a damming report - sparked by the 2021 Waikeria Prison Riots - released by the Chief Ombudsman Peter B
Essential Māori part of the oversight of prisons, Minister Davis
The Chief Ombudsman has released a damning report urging the Department of Corrections to urgently fix a number of workplace culture and leadership problems.
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The treatment of prisoners is under the spotlight in a report by the Chief Ombudsman.