Hawke's Bay Regional Prison

Hawke's Bay Regional Prison is located south of Hastings.

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Contact details

Phone: (06) 872 8000
Fax: (06) 872 8180

Postal Address:
Private Bag 1600
Hawke's Bay Mail Centre
Napier 4142

Physical address:
138 Mangaroa Rd
Hastings 4174

General information

Prisoner capacity: 666
Security classification: Minimum to high security male prisoners
Staff numbers: 325
Year established: 1989

Security

Hawke's Bay Regional Prison is enclosed by a highly secure fence topped with razor wire and the prison has surveillance equipment and lighting around the perimeter.

The prison only has one point of entry which all visitors and staff must pass through. Everyone may be searched by staff or a drug dog and their belongings or vehicles may be searched as well.

Inside the prison there are electronic security devices and cameras, closed circuit TV, video motion detectors, microwave sensors and cell phone jammers.

Reducing re-offending

Getting prisoners to live offence-free lives once released is a key part of Corrections work. To help achieve this all prisons run a range of programmes for offenders that fall into four broad categories:

• motivational programmes to get offenders to accept they need to change
• rehabilitation programmes to get offenders to understand and change their offending behaviour
• education and employment programmes
• reintegration programmes to give prisoners key life skills to live back in the community

More information about programmes run by Corrections.

Specialist units at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison:

• Drug Treatment Unit
• Maori Focus Unit
• Self Care Units
• Youth Unit

Prisoner-employment industries at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison:

• Plant nursery
• Engineering workshop
• Timber joinery workshop
• Food preparation and catering
• Laundry
• Commercial work parties (primarily forestry and horticulture)

Every prison has a range of industries run by Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE). These industries create work environments that match those in the community as closely as possible and give prisoners training and experience that will improve their chances of employment when released. Nearly half of offenders were not in paid work before going to prison and research has shown that prisoners who find work once released are less likely to re-offend.

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