New Zealand News - NZ - Prisons full to overflowing: "Prisons full to overflowing
24.06.2004
By RUTH BERRY
The country's prisons are overflowing, forcing Corrections to open emergency units and double up more inmates in cells.
An unprecedented 20 per cent hike in the number of women inmates has been particularly problematic, resulting in up to 25 at one time being locked in police cells to cope with overflows. "
