Invercargill Prison

Invercargill Prison is a men's prison near Invercargill city centre and the airport.

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Contact details

Phone:
(03) 211 3400

Postal Address:
PO Box 827
Invercargill 9840

Physical address:
42 Liffey St
Invercargill 9810

General information

Prisoner capacity: 180
Security classification: Minimum to low-medium security men
Year established: 1910

Security

Invercargill Prison is surrounded by a highly secure electric perimeter fence and a mesh fence topped with razor wire, and has surveillance equipment and lighting around the perimeter.

All visitors and staff must pass through one point of entry which has a scanner. 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 and microwave sensors.

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 the programmes run by Corrections.

Prisoner-employment industries at Invercargill Prison:

• food preparation and laundry
• joinery workshop
• commercial work parties

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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