To contain him – and later others deemed too dangerous for mainstream units – the Department of Corrections created the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (Peru). Images from inside the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (Peru) in Auckland Prison during a 2023 Inspectorate inspection. Each cell is nine square metres and has a 10-square-metre yard accessible by a sliding door that is controlled remotely by Corrections staff. Soon after the terrorist was moved into the Peru, Corrections revealed he had “18 guards rostered to monitor him”. Corrections: Peru ever-evolvingThe unit remains operating, and Corrections has made assurances about how inmates are being treated.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 15, 2026 04:00 UTC