A prisoner has been placed on directed segregation following the incident on November 30. A Christchurch guard was hospitalised after being punched in the head by prisoner in an unprovoked attack. Christchurch Men's Prison prison director Jo Harrex said a prisoner had been placed on "directed segregation" after the incident on November 30. The officer received a sudden punch to the head, she said, which caused him to fall to the ground and hit his head. New Zealand Parliament Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis outlines provisions in the Corrections Amendment Bill (video first published October 21).

Source: Stuff December 04, 2019 23:15 UTC