Not exactly hard labour

The Dominion Post reports on life at Arohata Prison, where Donna Awatere-Huata will probably reside. Inmates get:

* An unlocked chalet-style cell
* Personal TV
* La-Z-Boy Armchair
* Communal kitchen between four
* Weekly visits to the supermarket

The other interesting fact was that 60% of inmates come from the Hawke’s Bay. That is a staggeringly high figure for a prison which takes in the entire lower North Island.