Prison facts and statistics - March 2013

This page shows statistical information on the:

Prisoner population by location and status
(as at 31 March 2013)

Prison

Status

Total

  Remand Sentenced  
Male 1,719 6,386 8105
Auckland 4 598 602
Christchurch Men's 177 703 880
Hawke's Bay 86 501 587
Invercargill 28 110 138
Manawatu 79 205 284
Mt Eden Corrections Facility 744 227 971
Northland Corrections Facility 81 420 501
Otago Corrections Facility 51 344 395
Rimutaka 145 749 894
Rolleston 0 260 260
Spring Hill Corrections Facility 0 944 944
Tongariro/Rangipo 0 436 436
Waikeria 261 443 704
Whanganui 63 446 509
Female 98 406 504
Arohata 16 58 74
Auckland Women's Corrections Facility 70 281 351
Christchurch Women's Corrections Facility 12 67 79
Total

Total prison population

Total Prison Population

 


Percentage of prisoners in different age groups 

 Percentage of prisoners in different age groups


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*

PS Percentage of 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.