Prison facts and statistics - September 2016

This page shows statistical information on the:

Number of prisoners in each prison
Total prison population
breakdowns of the prison population by

Ages
Ethnicity
Offence Type
Security Classification

Number of prisoners in each prison

Prisoner population by location and status (as at 30 September 2016)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,463	6,663	9,126	93.1%
Auckland Prison	54	561	615	6.3%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		959	959	9.8%
Christchurch Men's Prison	336	569	905	9.2%
Hawke's Bay Prison	154	521	675	6.9%
Invercargill Prison	50	115	165	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	115	168	283	2.9%
Mt Eden Corrections Facility	830	196	1,026	10.5%
Northland Corrections Facility	47	405	452	4.6%
Otago Corrections Facility	96	369	465	4.7%
Rimutaka Prison	235	750	985	10.1%
Rolleston Prison		256	256	2.6%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	265	670	935	9.5%
Tongariro Prison		298	298	3.0%
Waikeria Prison	161	434	595	6.1%
Whanganui Prison	120	392	512	5.2%
Total Female Prisoners	198	474	672	6.9%
Arohata Prison	31	59	90	0.9%
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility	135	332	467	4.8%
Christchurch Women's Prison	32	83	115	1.2%
Grand Total	2,661	7,137	9,798	100.0%

Total Prison Population

Percentage of Prisoners in Different Age Groups

Ethnicity of Prisoners

**Percentage of Prisoners According to Most Serious* 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.

** Other offence type including Administrative, Justice (Miscellaneous), Property Abuses, Property Damage, and others