Video / NZ HeraldInmates at Spring Hill Prison remain stuck under lockdown level 3 restrictions despite the region's alert level being lowered this week, causing tempers to become frayed. Spring Hill, in the Waikato, is the only prison in the country at Covid alert level 3, with all other Corrections facilities operating at level 2 or 4 in line with the region's setting. This comes after prisoners at the facility were plunged back into level 4 lockdown on August 29 when a Corrections officer tested positive for Covid 19. She said tempers among prisoners were becoming frayed with limited time out of cells under the extended lockdown regime. The higher lockdown level meant inmates were unable to have visits from families or access activities or services that were normally available.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 09, 2021 02:29 UTC