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Leigh Marsh: Corrections Commissioner of Services on the inquiry into the Waikeria Prison riot

Published: June 6, 2024, 8:01 p.m.

Corrections is acknowledging an inquiry into the Waikeria Prison riot which has found multiple issues with preparedness and communications.\xa0

The department commissioned the report after the near week long violence left a building engulfed in flames in late December 2020.\xa0

Commissioner of Services, Leigh Marsh says it's important to remember the event was a deliberate act by a group of violent individuals\xa0who put lives at risk.\xa0

Despite the findings, he told Mike Hosking that he praised his staff on the scene.\xa0

Marsh suggests the report points more to system processes and training issues, which they've invested in in recent years.\xa0

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