Elite Christchurch Men's Prison guards punished after probeDAVID ALEXANDER Christchurch Men's Prison boss John Roper received a final warning after a security breach last year. Elite guards at Christchurch Men's Prison have received warnings after a major investigation into security issues at the jail. However, the fate of three senior staff – the prison's director John Roper, security manager John Cooper and residential manager Doug Smith – has yet to to be decided. READ MORE:* Christchurch Men's Prison guards illegally planted covert listening devices* 'Goon squad' deputy leader Doug Smith on 'special leave' after allegations of 'bugging'* Staff and inmates at Christchurch Men's Prison were bugged, prison sources say* Investigation launched, Christchurch prison boss John Roper on 'special leave'* Christchurch Men's Prison boss John Roper receives final warning* Criminal overlooked for hours at Christchurch Men's Prison and left outside* Christchurch Men's Prison staff will 'face the consequences' for media leaks* Elite squads on guard at country's prisonsSenior staff and managers directed the use of the devices and those who used them "assumed they were authorised", the report said. Christchurch Men's Prison houses about 900 inmates and is one of the country's largest.

Source: Stuff November 09, 2017 06:00 UTC