A damming report found prisoners were being kept in their cells for up to two days.
"Threats and intimidation towards our staff are unacceptable."
Chief ombudsman Peter Boshier says the approach hasn't changed since COVID-19 lockdowns.
A one-off Steps to Freedom payment to help inmates restart their lives hasn't increased for more than three decades.
Mark Mitchell said there needs to be a partnership between Corrections and Māori leadership to help prisoners.
Plus, there's an exclusive interview with the Minister of Corrections and Police, Mark Mitchell.
The increase has come amidst widespread reports of abuse from corrections officers.
Glenn McNeill murdered Janelle Patton on the Australian territorial island in 2002.
Corrections has revealed how our prisoners will be spending Christmas Day.
The National Party says it justifies the need to make gang membership an aggravating factor at sentencing.
The man contacted his lawyer but it was two days before a security officer arrived to rectify the mistake and put the bracelet back on.
Corrections says around 90 people tampered with their ankle bracelet in July.
It comes after it was revealed criminals are regularly wrapping tinfoil around their ankle bracelets and reoffending.
He's urging the National Party to rethink its promise to limit sentence reductions.
The National Party believes it's time to raise the bar for eligibility for home detention.
The Department of Corrections has accepted all of the recommendations in full.
"You've got inmates in the unit now scared because we have to rely on another inmate to save our life."
The idea was to prioritise home detention instead of incarceration, and address the overpopulation of Māori in prison.
"At some sites, prisoners were kept locked in the afternoon… with little consideration given to unlocking them."
Danny and Roberto Jaz were found guilty in April on a total of 69 sex and drugging crimes.