Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playThe Corrections Department has agreed to take another look at whether a woman who is dying in prison should be released early. The Parole Board has decided that Letele does not meet the exceptional circumstances test for early release. But Collins revealed this afternoon that the Corrections Department would reconsider its position. "Corrections chief executive Ray Smith has spoken to me today on this matter and advised me that he's asked the chief doctor at Corrections to review the decision," Collins said. "It's ultimately a decision for the parole board but obviously Corrections makes recommendations.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 02, 2016 04:59 UTC