Prison facts and statistics - March 2014

This page shows statistical information on the:

Prisoner population by location and status
(as at 31 March 2014)

Prison

Status

Total

  Remand Sentenced  
Male 1,692 6,295 7,987
Auckland 0 616 616
Christchurch Men's 230 635 865
Hawke's Bay 108 515 623
Invercargill 44 115 159
Manawatu 86 202 288
Mt Eden Corrections Facility 731 246 977
Northland Corrections Facility 35 490 525
Otago Corrections Facility 74 368 442
Rimutaka 124 813 937
Rolleston 0 258 258
Spring Hill Corrections Facility 0 753 753
Tongariro/Rangipo 0 389 389
Waikeria 209 507 716
Whanganui 51 388 439
Female 110 423 533
Arohata 17 56 73
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility 74 302 376
Christchurch Women's Corrections Facility 19 65 84
Total 1,802 6,718 8,520

Total prison population

Total Prison Population

 


Percentage of prisoners in different age groups 

Age Range

 


Percentage of sentenced prisoners according to most serious* offence type 

Offence Type

 

* Prisoners may be convicted of offences across multiple categories. This information is based on the most serious offence a prisoner is convicted of.


Ethnicity of prisoners

Ethnicity


Security classification of sentenced prisoners

Security Classification


Percentage of sentenced prisoners on indeterminate sentences*

Indeterminate Sentences

 

* Indeterminate sentences refer to preventive detention and life sentences that have no end date. Prisoners on these sentences are only released at the discretion of the Parole Board and are subject to recall to prison if released on parole.