The Correction Minister's holding his hands up after mixing up new spending numbers.
The Government's putting up $1.9 billion to add more than 800 beds at Waikeria Prison and deliver 685 more frontline Corrections staff, including 470 prison officers.
Mark Mitchell's office has been forced to issue a correction, after several figures were confused at yesterday's press conference announcing the funding boost.
He says it was his fault.
"I muddied the waters on that, big time. That's on me."
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