By Ric Stevens, Open Justice multimedia journalist ofPhoto: RNZ / Tom KitchinA riot in the High Security Youth Unit of Hawke's Bay Prison began after officers told inmates to clean graffiti off the walls before being allowed outside for exercise time. Officers told them to clean graffiti off the unit's walls. They were told that once this task was completed, they would be allowed to go outside for exercise time. They then broke into Wing 1 through a large mesh panel in the ceiling, allowing inmates there to join them. The rioters also threw objects at prison vehicles moving around the prison.
