Department of Corrections
The Department of Corrections enforces the sentences and orders of the criminal courts and parole board. Corrections improves public safety by ensuring sentence compliance and works to reduce re-offending by providing offenders with rehabilitation programmes, education and job training.
Contact details for prisons and Community Probation Services centres.
Read our Annual Report for 2010-2011.
We are looking for people who want to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Our prison staff are now wearing new, blue fit for purpose uniforms.
What's New
- 11 Apr 2012:
Corrections News March - April 2012
Read the latest issue of Corrections News, featuring the use of modern technology to manage offenders. - 03 Apr 2012:
Community Sentence Patterns in New Zealand
This report investigates the reasons why there are relatively high volumes of offenders on community sentences in New Zealand compared with other jurisdictions. - 29 Mar 2012:
Latest CPS Performance Results
Read the latest monthly performance results for Community Probation Services (CPS) across each of the 12 CPS areas. - 27 Mar 2012:
Primary Healthcare Unlocked Conference
A conference is being held in June 2012 to profile the primary health needs of prisoners and foster better links between the primary healthcare providers within the prison service and the community.
